Two decorative miniatures: Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), facing right in yellow dress with lace collar and fichu, fur-bordered blue velvet coat, elaborate white headgear in her powdered upswept hair, holding a book in her right hand; and Elizabeth W
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Two decorative miniatures: Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), facing right in yellow dress with lace collar and fichu, fur-bordered blue velvet coat, elaborate white headgear in her powdered upswept hair, holding a book in her right hand; and Elizabeth Wilhelmina, Duchess of Wrttemberg, Archduchess of Austria (1767-1790), facing right in pink dress with high standing lace collar, blue scarf and pink plumes in her powdered upswept hair
bearing signatures
ovals, 36 in. (84 mm.) and 2.3/8 in. (59 mm.) high, rectangular wood frame and Boulle style brass and tortoiseshell frame, respectively (2)
Two decorative miniatures: Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), facing right in yellow dress with lace collar and fichu, fur-bordered blue velvet coat, elaborate white headgear in her powdered upswept hair, holding a book in her right hand; and Elizabeth Wilhelmina, Duchess of Wrttemberg, Archduchess of Austria (1767-1790), facing right in pink dress with high standing lace collar, blue scarf and pink plumes in her powdered upswept hair
bearing signatures
ovals, 36 in. (84 mm.) and 2.3/8 in. (59 mm.) high, rectangular wood frame and Boulle style brass and tortoiseshell frame, respectively (2)