 A Fine French Guilloche Enamel Framed Portrait
With central portrait of a lady in a bonnet in tones of red and white, this portrait is on a wonderfully rich blue guilloche ground, set in square ormolou frame with fleur de lys and palmettes border. Signed to left
Country of Origin: France
Circa 1880
$ 4,000
These French enamel portraits (mostly by Limoge) are most prized and labour intensive, taking days of application with many layers of glass in several colours to achieve a delicate shimmering effect, under foil painting is then done to reach the final result. |
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