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Miniature portrait of unknown lady, 1660 ca, mounted in medallion.

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Unselected portrait, oil at brass. Chest image, phase v, black dress with white fischy, just shoulders, pearl necklace, set gray hair with corkscrew docks. Originally attached with red lacquer inside oval medallion of gold (?), externally covered with enamel decor. Precipitable lid with gold glob and white and black enamel, black background, flanked by two clouds, from the outgoing arm with swords, and beyond floating white enamelled heart with wings covered with black enamel, and beyond radiant sun, sun-covered with black enamel, painted 3 7 3 7. The underside covered with white enamel, painted with black name cipher crowned with princely crown, mirror monogram L H S L (?). The lid internally covered with blue-black enamel, then painted skull with white striped bone notes and grey brown. The lid attached at the top by hinges, down locks with horseshoe-shaped jumper on the lid and ten on the underside.
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Title: Miniature portrait of unknown lady, 1660 ca, mounted in medallion.
Description:
Unselected portrait, oil at brass.
Chest image, phase v, black dress with white fischy, just shoulders, pearl necklace, set gray hair with corkscrew docks.
Originally attached with red lacquer inside oval medallion of gold (?), externally covered with enamel decor.
Precipitable lid with gold glob and white and black enamel, black background, flanked by two clouds, from the outgoing arm with swords, and beyond floating white enamelled heart with wings covered with black enamel, and beyond radiant sun, sun-covered with black enamel, painted 3 7 3 7.
The underside covered with white enamel, painted with black name cipher crowned with princely crown, mirror monogram L H S L (?).
The lid internally covered with blue-black enamel, then painted skull with white striped bone notes and grey brown.
The lid attached at the top by hinges, down locks with horseshoe-shaped jumper on the lid and ten on the underside.

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