French Portrait Miniature Depicting Marie Therese de Savoie, Comtesse d'Artois, and a Pair of Basalt Portraits, Nineteenth Century. The miniature finely painted depicting the comtesse attired in a blue gown and shawl with ermine collar, her hair elaborately dressed in pearls and plumes, signed "Ctess de Artois" in pencil on the bottom of the cardboard matte, (miniature 2.75 x 2 inches); housed in a wood frame with gilt brass surround; and two black basalt portrait miniatures of dignitaries, framed. Miniature portrait: Frame: H: 4.375 in., W: 3.875 in., D: .5 in. Oval frames: H: 5.875 in., W: 4.875 in., D: .5 in.

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4.375 x 3.875 x 0.5 in