SOLD Antique Miniature Hand-colored Engraved Portrait of Fancy Woman in Fancy Frame fruit A little staining here and

A little staining here and there but overall very good condition

with a little wear and paint loss that I think just makes him better

hand thrown stoneware vase is by well-known ceramic artist Marlis Schratter

And with a truly fantastic craquelure to the old varnished surface

SOLD Antique Miniature Hand-colored Engraved Portrait of Fancy Woman in Fancy Frame fruit A little staining here andThis beauty! At first I took her for a watercolor, but close inspection reveals her to be a hand colored engraving, and while I am not an expert on miniature portraiture, I believe, based on some research, that she dates to the early 19th century or so which is also when ringlets like hers very in vogue. From what I have read, many painters of miniature portraits were also engravers and worked in both medium both certainly requiring quite a lot of