Featured The creme de la creme (and actual jewelry) 18/19th miniature paintings

As my jewelry journey goes on I find myself with two obsessions, georgian jewelry and miniatures. Why couldn't I have cheaper tastes??

Anyway, LOOK at this young man.



He's set in brass, possibly framed in gold, I need to test it. Solid hardware and beautifully done. I did some googling on his dress, at first I thought 1850s but there seems to be more bow ties than ruffles as my young squire has. He also strikes me as english, though I have no reason to believe that.





See for reference:

1800-1809


1810-1819


1820-1829




This lady I was going to sell in favor of keeping the older man and the above brooch, but when she arrived she is SO tiny, so much smaller than I was expecting, and all the more beautiful because of it.

I'd like to think she's late 18th early 19th, am I correct?

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I'd also like to hold a moment of silence for the most gorgeous miniature that I lost because ebay took a high bid that was ONE CENT over mine, two seconds before it ended. I almost cried when I lost him.

The intensity of his eyes, the damage making him look like a lost renaissance painting, he would have had pride of place in my home. But one cent...

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The woman is wearing Georgian, not Victorian costume.

Debora

 

Indeed, but so is my other lady who is circa 1860 based on the frame at least. Of course she would have been put in a newer brooch later on. This frame though does look of the period...

 

Here's your lady. Off a biscuit tin. So likely an original somewhere.

Debora

 

The young man is charming. But I don't see Regency attire. Someone else will be able to date by the pinback.

Debora

 

About the lady, that loose way of wearing the fichu is ca 1780s-90s. The frame looks the same period to me.
The gent's collar is not a shawl collar like the ones you posted for comparison, it is a buttoned collar much like modern shirt collars. (Don't know the exact terms in English.)

 

I m no help with this. But I love the brooch you bought more than the damaged one that got away.
I don't know, the portrait is much better painted and I like the way the guy laughs at the viewer.

 

The one that got away looks very angry.

 

My guy is very rosy cheeked isnt he! He's the sort of character you could imagine Mr Bingley was inspired by.

Thats why I love him, he's very unusual. What sort of man was he to be portrayed that way? Its so intriguing.

 

Hm okay interesting, thank you!

Excellent! I was hoping she was that old, even if she is now Biscuit Tin Lady instead of mystery noblewoman

 

Here's your Biscuit Tin Lady again. Seller describes as both "19th century" and "Roccoco" both of which is incorrect. On offer in Germany. As I wrote above, an original is out there somewhere.


https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...rait-painter-19th-century-po-263-c-37b45688e2

Debora

 

I don't know how old the painting is, just the period of the costume.