Andrew Plimer Miniature Painting c1815 | A Striking Jeremiah Meyer Portrait Miniature c1780 |
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The bronze frame is also in fine shape, originally made to be worn as a pendant or as a brooch, but is missing the brooch pin on the reverse. Sight size is 2 1/4" by 1 7/8", and the overall size is 2 5/8" by 2 1/4".
There is a good amount of information on the back, some of which is missing or hard to make out...
The condition of the painting is excellent, with no problems at all. Please note that the darker area on the right part of the jacket is due to the difficulty of photographing the painting...
Of interest is the backing of the painting, which shows a portion of a finely drawn ink portrait of a man's head...
The painting is in superb condition, with no problems or restoration. It is housed in its original case of cast foliate brass with the reverse having a glazed aperture. The case and glass are also in excellent condition, though the reverse has several unimportant dents.
The painting is signed on the backing paper "Painted by Rd Mills Birmingham 1829" and is housed in a 4 1/4" by 3 5/8" bronze frame...
Excellent condition with any apparent issues being due to my infamous photographic skills. The case size is 2 1/2" by 2".
The condition of the painting is excellent with no cracks, chips, paint loss, bowing, or restoration...
The miniature is in fine condition, with no chips, cracks, paint loss, or bowing. A light area along the top edge is due to light reflection. The case, of high quality silver with a royal crown and a mother-of-pearl reverse, is in excellent condition...
On the backing of the painting is written in ink (at the time the painting was done) in French, the name of the sitter "Antoinette Francoise Garison," some other information, and that she was born on September 20, 1773 (see photo #4)...
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Richard Morrell Staig was born in England in 1817 and moved to the U.S. in 1831, first settling in Newport, RI...
The artist was clearly well trained, and chose an overall palette of muted somber tones to emphasize that this was not just a pretty picture of a client, but was a character...
Provenance: Elle Shushan and then to a NY collector.
Notes: 1. Edward Buller Hicks wa...
The condition of the painting and the case is excellent, with no flaws. The white dots and background color variations are just due to exterior dust and light reflections. Overall size is 2 7/8" by 2 3/8".
The condition of this lovely example is excellent. Sight size is 2 1/4" by 2 1/8" and the case size...