THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS GENTLEMAN
J. SPELTER, both signed, the lady dated 1846, the gentleman 1844
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J. SPELTER, both signed, the lady dated 1846, the gentleman 1844
A pair of miniatures of a young lady and a young gentleman, she half-length, wearing a low-cut black dress with long sleeves, her centre-parted black hair tied back and dressed to a plaited bun; cloud and sky background; he with parted brown hair, moustache and short beard, waist-length slightly to sinister, wearing a black coat, waistcoat and knotted cravat, his white shirt embellished with a jewelled gold tie-pin and a gold chain; cloudy sky background; both on porcelain, rectangular -- 115 x 92 mm, scrolled gilt plaster frames (2)
A pair of miniatures of a young lady and a young gentleman, she half-length, wearing a low-cut black dress with long sleeves, her centre-parted black hair tied back and dressed to a plaited bun; cloud and sky background; he with parted brown hair, moustache and short beard, waist-length slightly to sinister, wearing a black coat, waistcoat and knotted cravat, his white shirt embellished with a jewelled gold tie-pin and a gold chain; cloudy sky background; both on porcelain, rectangular -- 115 x 92 mm, scrolled gilt plaster frames (2)