Andrew Plimer Miniature Painting c1815 |
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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 condition of the painting is excellent with no cracks, chips, paint loss, bowing, or restoration...
Excellent condition with any apparent issues being due to my infamous photographic skills. The case size is 2 1/2" by 2".
Condition is excellent, with no cracks, 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)...
The painting is in excellent condition, and is housed in its original silver and embossed tortoise shell frame. The shell portion has two unimportant splits, visible at 6 and 9 o'clock in the photo...
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Richard Morrell Staig was born in England in 1817 and moved to the U.S. in 1831, first settling in Newport, RI. While there, Staigg studied under Jane Stuart, Gilbert Stuart's daughter...
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...
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".
Provenance: Elle Shushan and then to a NY collector.
Notes: 1. Edward Buller Hicks wa...
The condition of this lovely example is excellent. Sight size is 2 1/4" by 2 1/8" and the case size...
The painting is in excellent condition with no flaws or restoration. The diameter is 2 11/16" sight...