Collection of twenty ivory miniature portrait slivers Probably England,...

Collection of twenty ivory miniature portrait slivers

Probably England, late 18th/early 19th century

Representing various sentiments including grief, hope, friendship, innocence and love; each watercolor on ivory, some with polychrome enhancement, mounted on plum velvet ground, framed.

12 3/4 in. x 10 1/2 in. (overall)

PROVENANCE:

The Collection of Irvin & Anita Schorsch.
Sotheby's Arcade Auctions, Old Master and 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, July 22, 1993, Sale 1436, Lot 507.