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PURSE
PURSE
49.19
Henry Matthews (Silversmith)
1900
The satchel shaped purse has a repousse design with leaves and flowers around the edge and a chain handle. It is lined with green ribbed material and with compartments for coins.
PURSE
PURSE
49.20
Unknown
19th c.
Mesh is woven is a circular design. On front is a medallion with monogram MMP. Front of the frame has an elaborate art nouveau design with two exotic birds on either side of a plain medallion....
PURSE
PURSE
49.21
Unknown
20th c.
With a chain and serpentine silver frame, front in openwork and engraved in a floral design.
PURSE
PURSE
49.6
Early 20th c.
The silver openwork frame of this handbag, which is lined in white satin, is set with small red and blue beads, including some faceted to represent flowers and leaves. The clasp is in the form of...
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
53.10
Unknown (Miniaturist)
late 18th-mid 19th Century
The miniature shows a bust-sized portrait of a lady turned to the left and facing forward. She is wearing a straw bonnet tied beneath her chin with a large bow. She has brown eyes and curly...
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
53.3
Francois Laine ((Possibly))
1787
Miniature has a narrow oval frame in silver-plated brass which is chased with leaves. At the top is a bow knot with one section forming a loop so that the whole could hang on a ribbon. The...
PORTRAIT OF CESAR PONIATOVSKI
PORTRAIT OF CESAR PONIATOVSKI
53.65
Gabriel Aristide Passot (Miniaturist)
19th c.
Man is shown three-quarters length, facing three-quarters right. Hair is dark brown, mustache and sideburns grayish, he wears a white shirt with a high collar bound outside with a black tie and...
PORTRAIT OF MRS. MARLEY
PORTRAIT OF MRS. MARLEY
53.8
Richard Cosway (Attributed to)
ca. 1780
Richard Cosway was the leading miniaturist of his day, enjoying the favor of the court during the George III and English Regency periods. This miniature displays many of the characteristics that...
ST. NICHOLAS OF VELIKORETSK WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE
ST. NICHOLAS OF VELIKORETSK WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE
54.12
Fedor Studentsov (Silversmith)
late 18th-mid 20th Century
This large silver and gilded repousse oklad depicts the small half-length figure of St. Nicholas of Myra wearing a heavy jeweled crown and surrounded by eight scenes from his life. These are...
SMOLENSK MOTHER OF GOD
SMOLENSK MOTHER OF GOD
54.14
Unknown
1783-1899
In this variant of the Hodigitrea type the Mother of God is shown half-length, turned slightly towards the full-length figure of Christ who sits on her left arm and faces the viewer directly, his...
ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD "SEEKER OF THE LOST"
ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD "SEEKER OF THE LOST"
54.15
Unknown (Painter)
1790-1795
In this faithful copy of the Mother of God "Promise of Those Who Suffer" Christ, dressed in a simple white chiton, seems to be climbing out of the crook of his mother's arm. With his right hand he...
ST. SIMEON, ST. ZOSIMUS, ST. SAVATII, AND ST. ALEKSII MAN OF GOD
ST. SIMEON, ST. ZOSIMUS, ST. SAVATII, AND ST. ALEKSII MAN OF GOD
54.17
Unknown (Painter)
19th c.
The full-length figures of four saints stand in contemplation of the Mother of God of the Sign, whose image appears in a semi-circle of clouds in the upper center. Directly beneath her St. Zosimus...