When you search for oval framed portrait art, you are looking at centuries of likenesses captured in paint, pastel, silhouette and enamel, preserved in distinct curved housings.
Listings span eight distinct periods, stretching from the 16th century through the Georgian and Regency eras up to 1900.
![17th Century Portrait Circle of Michael Dahl,of Sir William Cowper [1639-1706]](https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/photosnew/dealer_countryhousefineart/dealer_countryhousefineart_full_1525617097668-7609063232.jpg)