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Nineteenth Century Portrait Miniature
Gertrude Antiques
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Nineteenth Century Portrait Miniature

19th century
Description

A late nineteenth century watercolour on ivory portrait miniature, depicting a handsome lady with a characterful face. She is wearing a white lace bonnet and ruff, together with a gold chain over a black dress. This portrait is mounted in a gilt metal papier-mache frame.

An ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item: 6D8T43EP

The painting is in good condition. The front of the frame shows little wear except to the gilt which is showing its age. The back is secure but a little rough.

Physical Dimensions
Height
9cm (3.54")
Width
7cm (2.76")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Gertrude Antiques has dated this Antique Portrait Miniature Painting to the 19th Century.

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SA989160
Description
A late nineteenth century watercolour on ivory portrait miniature, depicting a handsome lady with a characterful face. She is wearing a white lace bonnet and ruff, together with a gold chain over a black dress. This portrait is mounted in a gilt metal papier-mache frame.
fig 1. An oval nineteenth-century portrait miniature depicting a woman in a lace cap and blue dress, set within an ebonised rectangular frame featuring a brass acorn hanger.
fig 1. Nineteenth Century Portrait Miniature

An ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item: 6D8T43EP

The painting is in good condition. The front of the frame shows little wear except to the gilt which is showing its age. The back is secure but a little rough.

Height
9cm (3.54")
Width
7cm (2.76")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Gertrude Antiques has dated this Antique Portrait Miniature Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA989160
Gertrude Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2016
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An oval nineteenth-century portrait miniature depicting a woman in a lace cap and blue dress, set within an ebonised rectangular frame featuring a brass acorn hanger.
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Archive I An oval nineteenth-century portrait miniature depicting a woman in a lace cap and blue dress, set within an ebonised rectangular frame featuring a brass acorn hanger.

Nineteenth Century Portrait Miniature

Archive II An oval nineteenth-century portrait miniature depicting a woman in a lace cap and blue dress, set within an ebonised rectangular frame featuring a brass acorn hanger. View II
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Gertrude Antiques
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East Sussex
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An oval nineteenth-century portrait miniature depicting a woman in a lace cap and blue dress, set within an ebonised rectangular frame featuring a brass acorn hanger.
Nineteenth Century Portrait Miniature
Ref: SA989160
An oval nineteenth-century portrait miniature depicting a woman in a lace cap and blue dress, set within an ebonised rectangular frame featuring a brass acorn hanger.
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FAQs

A portrait miniature is a small, highly detailed painting, traditionally executed in watercolour on ivory, vellum, or card, popular from the 16th through the 19th centuries as personal keepsakes.

Nineteenth-century miniatures were typically painted with watercolour pigments onto thin organic sheets or card, mounted behind glass in metal bezels, and set within ebonised wooden or papier-mache frames with decorative hanging rings.

Authentic period miniatures feature microscopic brushwork such as stippling or hatching, authentic patina or oxidisation on brass components, and period-appropriate framing materials like ebonised wood or pressed papier-mache.

Display portrait miniatures in small wall alcoves, incorporate them into a gallery wall arrangement alongside larger framed works, or place them on a dedicated display easel upon a bookshelf or sideboard.

Keep the miniature out of direct sunlight and extreme temperature fluctuations, avoiding high humidity areas to protect delicate watercolour pigments and prevent structural warping of the support medium.
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