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Piedmontese School
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8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Piedmontese School
- each miniature circa 7.8cm. diam.; 3in.
A group of three portrait miniatures of Count Provano del Sabbione, attributed to the Piedmontese School, with a circular micro carving depicting draped figures flanking a funerary monument, in the manner of Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo (1745-1820)
The portraits depicting: a Gentleman and Lady, seated, he wearing a blue coat with gold embroidery, with the chain of the Order of the Annunciation and medal of the Order of Saint Maurice and St. Lazarus, she wearing a lace cap and a white dress, circa 1790; a Gentleman, wearing a russet–coloured coat, floral waistcoat and white stock, circa 1770; and a Lady, wearing a lace bonnet, decorated with a blue bow, a black dress and pearls circa 1785,
each portrait miniature, watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, all framed within a north Italian carved gilt-wood frame
The portraits depicting: a Gentleman and Lady, seated, he wearing a blue coat with gold embroidery, with the chain of the Order of the Annunciation and medal of the Order of Saint Maurice and St. Lazarus, she wearing a lace cap and a white dress, circa 1790; a Gentleman, wearing a russet–coloured coat, floral waistcoat and white stock, circa 1770; and a Lady, wearing a lace bonnet, decorated with a blue bow, a black dress and pearls circa 1785,
each portrait miniature, watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, all framed within a north Italian carved gilt-wood frame