CIRCA 1720, MARKED, THE MINIATURE STUDIO OF BERNARD LENS
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A GEORGE I GOLD AND TORTOISESHELL BOÎTE-À-MINIATURE
circa 1720, marked, the miniature studio of Bernard Lens
Oval flat box, the cover and base mounted with brown and yellow flecked tortoiseshell panels, the sides of the base of burnished gold, the sides of the cover reeded, the inside of the lid inset under glass with an oval miniature depicting a young lady in purple and blue dress, doing embroidery, seated on a terrace against a green curtain with a formal garden with fountain in the background
87 mm. (3.7/16 in.) wide
circa 1720, marked, the miniature studio of Bernard Lens
Oval flat box, the cover and base mounted with brown and yellow flecked tortoiseshell panels, the sides of the base of burnished gold, the sides of the cover reeded, the inside of the lid inset under glass with an oval miniature depicting a young lady in purple and blue dress, doing embroidery, seated on a terrace against a green curtain with a formal garden with fountain in the background
87 mm. (3.7/16 in.) wide