A Jean Petitot Louis XIV Enamel Pendant?
I’ll let the brilliant Barbara Robbins speak a little about this beautiful piece: “Here is an enamelled portrait miniature of…
Double Portrait Miniature Brooch / Romantic and Idealised Love x 2
The serpent! What a wonderful motif, I think I can safely say that I consider it one of my favourite…
The Further the Distance the Tighter the Knot; Eternity and Romantic Symbolism on a French Sepia Miniature
I was going to write about more about memento mori today, but with presenting such lovely and emotionally charged pieces…
Mourning and Sentimental Miniatures
These remarkable miniatures also from the collection of Don Shelton (Artists and Ancestors – Miniature Portrait Art Collection) show an…
Simple But Effective, Watercolour Hairwork Pendant
This particular painting is obviously very instant. Detail to the piece is quite low considering the complexity of the depiction and yet the hairwork on the reverse is quite delicate, with the Albert curl and gold wire cipher. This is set in a low-grade pendant and underneath glass, so what can we make of it?
Property of a Lady: 18th Century Costume, Mourning and Art in a Neoclassical Miniature
This piece is pained on ivory, measured 1.75 (4.3cm) by 2.25 (6.8cm) inches (loop excluded), set in rose gold. We have a young woman looking up to the cherub carrying the scroll with the writing ‘TO BLISS’, behind her is the willow (gief) and to the distance are the cypress trees pointing their way towards the heavens. In front, we have urn resting on a plinth with ‘SACRED TO THE BEST OF FRIENDS’. All this is painted in hushed sepia tones, except for the cherub and female. On the reverse, we have tightly woven hairwork.
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