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Wonderful 19th century miniature portrait of a young woman painted in oil or watercolor. Framed in white engraved bone piano …
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Wonderful 19th century miniature portrait of a young woman painted in oil or watercolor. Framed in white engraved bone piano keys with curved glass overlay. Probably French. Printed paper on back.
Traditionally these portraits were framed using secondhand piano keys of either bone (usually bovine or camel) or celluloid, or from "French Ivory" (which is a form of celluloid).
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- Dimensions
- 3ʺW × 0.3ʺD × 3.5ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bone
- Watercolor
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Painting in excellent condition. One key shape on frame is lifting slightly and one has a minor crack. Painting in excellent condition. One key shape on frame is lifting slightly and one has a minor crack. less
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