A Fine French Enamel Portrait
With original dore bronze bow top frame set with green semi-precious tones and a white enamel oval convex mat, this portrait of a lady standing beside a column is signed Le Roy.
Country of Origin : France
Circa 1880
$ 5,000
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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