LOT 189 (32945) Est R500 to R1500 – A Decorative 20th Century Continental Framed Miniature

Description

the central handpainted oval panel, depicting an Austrian nobleman with fine facial features, dressed in 18th century court attire with powdered wig, bow, lace cravat, light blue ceremonial sash on the right hand side, wearing an order on a crimson ribbon, signed by the artist, ?? Remi, surrounded by a metal frame and underneath a convex glazed panel, further embellished with a cinnamon velvet backpanel, and enclosed by a stuccoed giltwood and gesso moulded foliated scrolling leaf Rococo-style frame, ornamented with rocaille c-scrolls and shell corners, verso fitted a hanging wire (Miniature, tondo: 6 x 5cm) (Panel: 10 x 8.5cm) (Frame: 26 x 25 x 5.5cm)