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Lot Essay
The present miniature derives from a large-scale portrait of Saint Cecelia by Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642).
Details
ITALIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1820
Saint Cecelia, in embroidered gold gown over white shift, gold-embroidered red mantle over her shoulders, wearing a gold-bordered green turban with gold, standing next to a table with an open book, a musical score and a musical instrument, possibly a lute, beside
on ivory
oval, 5¼ in. (133 mm.) high, hinged gold-tooled brown leather travelling case
Saint Cecelia, in embroidered gold gown over white shift, gold-embroidered red mantle over her shoulders, wearing a gold-bordered green turban with gold, standing next to a table with an open book, a musical score and a musical instrument, possibly a lute, beside
on ivory
oval, 5¼ in. (133 mm.) high, hinged gold-tooled brown leather travelling case
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