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Signed Hand Painted Miniature 'The Rest' Nude Young Lady Woman
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
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Signed Hand Painted Miniature 'The Rest' Nude Young Lady Woman

1920 - 1940
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WILLIAM RATHBONE, British born 1884, Sunderland School of Art, Darlington School of Art and Headmaster of Preston School of Art from 1914.

English School, Art Deco - mid century modern style.

Nude figure miniature, of a sentient young lady in bed, painted during the second world World War.

Painting signed with initials, dated: 1943

Label to the back titled: 'The Rest'

Hand painted on celluloid wafer

Skilled rendering of textiles and skin tones with great overall depth.

Framed in silver plated reeded brass pendant frame.

In excellent bright sound condition.

Height of frame 5,1/4" or 134mm.

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Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Nude Portrait Miniature to the 1940s.

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200721
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WILLIAM RATHBONE, British born 1884, Sunderland School of Art, Darlington School of Art and Headmaster of Preston School of Art from 1914.

English School, Art Deco - mid century modern style.

Nude figure miniature, of a sentient young lady in bed, painted during the second world World War.

fig 1. An oval hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a seated female nude resting on white drapery set in a thin metal frame.
fig 1. Signed Hand Painted Miniature 'The Rest' Nude Young Lady Woman

Painting signed with initials, dated: 1943

Label to the back titled: 'The Rest'

Hand painted on celluloid wafer

Skilled rendering of textiles and skin tones with great overall depth.

Framed in silver plated reeded brass pendant frame.

In excellent bright sound condition.

Height of frame 5,1/4" or 134mm.

Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Nude Portrait Miniature to the 1940s.

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SA713356
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200721
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
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Archive I An oval hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a seated female nude resting on white drapery set in a thin metal frame.

Signed Hand Painted Miniature 'The Rest' Nude Young Lady Woman

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An oval hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a seated female nude resting on white drapery set in a thin metal frame.
Signed Hand Painted Miniature 'The Rest' Nude Young Lady Woman
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An oval hand-painted portrait miniature depicting a seated female nude resting on white drapery set in a thin metal frame.
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During the 1920s and 1930s, portrait miniatures evolved from formal aristocratic likenesses toward more artistic, intimate figure studies influenced by Art Deco aesthetics and classical academic life drawing.

Miniatures were typically executed using watercolour or gouache painted onto delicate substrates such as vellum, paper, bone, or ivory, housed within protective glass covers and slim metal frames.

Authentic period miniatures exhibit fine, minute brushstrokes discernible under magnification, accurate period hairstyles or draping styles, original patina on metal frames, and natural aging on the backing material.

These small-scale artworks perform best when layered into a gallery wall, positioned inside a bookshelf alcove, or hung on narrow wall surfaces alongside contrasting modern frames.

Display the miniature away from direct sunlight and high-humidity areas to prevent the fading of delicate watercolour pigments and deterioration of the internal substrate.
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