(2PC) Antique Miniature Paintings

Including a miniature portrait painting on bone(?) of Richard Wagner, signed on the right side and inscribed on verso, "Hiermann" (?) (sight 2-5/8 x 2-1/8 in., frame 3-1/2 x 3 in.) and a miniature floral still life painting in tondo set in a brass frame (overall 2-1/4 x 1-3/4 in.)

Portrait with areas of paint loss and rubbing / residue from frame, off subject

Provenance: Johanna Ransohoff (1907-); descended through the family to current owner, a Somers, NY lady.The Ransohoff family is a German Jewish family originally from Westphalia, Germany.The progenitor of the family, Levy Abraham Ransohoff (1761-1845) was a wealthy Westphalian merchant, who had four sons.

Item Code: 3S-120