Signed Portrait Miniature of a Rococo Beauty in Mother-of-Pearl Filigree Frame (Countess Sophie) Vintage

Signed Portrait Miniature of a Rococo Beauty in Mother-of-Pearl Filigree Frame (Countess Sophie) VintageAdditional Description: A refined antique portrait miniature depicting a young woman in the Rococo taste, shown in soft three quarter view with powdered hair adorned by a pale blue ribbon and wearing a low cut, lace trimmed bodice. The composition evokes 18th century French aristocratic portraiturereminiscent of the manner of artists such as Boucher or Nattieryet executed as a later decorative miniature. The painting is delicately rendered on a convex

Painted Portrait Miniature #2 - Man in military uniform with detailed epaulets

The scene shows a young woman in a turquoise dress with lace trim seated beside a gentleman dressed in period attire

Lenox liners from that era are usually ivory-toned porcelain with a gold rim and a green or gold backstamp (often the early green wreath & L mark

but it was likely part of a larger decorative object or interior element

The backs show evidence of age and prior mounting

The hinged lid is topped with a finely painted pastoral miniature depicting a mounted female figure gesturing toward livestock at a riverbank

no workshop attribution

Provenance:

” decorative pseudo hallmarks

The reverse reveals hand-carved toolings and wear

Minor scratches and surface wear present

The vase is blown in a classical trumpet form with a flared mouth