This late 18th-century oil on canvas, painted around 1790, depicts the elegant Miss Bowman. She is shown in three-quarter profile, her cheeks rosy, wearing a large hat adorned with a charming red bow.
John Westbrook Chandler, both a painter and a poet, made the aristocracy his playground, where he enjoyed portraying his subjects. Although this artist remains somewhat mysterious, we are familiar with his work thanks to the various portraits preserved in a number of British institutions. The National Gallery in London has a portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire, painted during the same period. The Tate Britain also exhibits a portrait of William Godwin, painted in 1798.
This type of cross, known as a Badine, Badino, or butterfly cross, has a distinctive removable lower section, which literally refers to the word that defines it: badino, in Provençal, means free-moving or fluttering. The lower section has a beautifully openwork loop on which three rosettes are arranged.
Pair of earthenware lions with collars and polychrome manes.
Height: 50 cm
Diameter: 25 cm
Dutch brass chandelier with exceptionally small dimensions. Signed “V. Fong, Grenna.”
20th century, circa 1930
Height: 22 cm
Pendant in the shape of an openwork cross in silver and rose gold, punctuated with small pearls. In the center is a red stone, most likely a garnet.
Late 19th century
Height: 8 cm
Gross weight: 11.7 g
Polychrome wooden box decorated with geometric patterns and fitted with a wrought iron lock.
Early 19th century
Height: 17.5 cm
Length: 52 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
18th-century console decorated with “arte povera” elements representing garlands of flowers and vases filled with bouquets, on which rests a large green marble slab with attractive curves. The whole piece is supported by four deer legs decorated with gold leaf borders.
Oval brooch with cameo depicting a young woman looking to the right. Very fine sculptural work on the wavy hair.
19th century
Height: 4.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Two Sisters and Their Toys, circa 1775
A pair of paintings depicting two young sisters in an elegant interior, captured in a moment of play.
One is shown holding a cage and a small bird, while the other is depicted with her favorite doll and a few other toys. These attributes, rare in painting of the period, lend an intimate and lively dimension to the scene.
Both children are dressed in elegant gowns, richly adorned with lace and ribbons. Both are depicted standing in refined interiors, one with a console table and a gilded mirror, the other with a piece of furniture and a curtain, suggesting the opulence and comfort of their family environment.
The portrait of a child became a popular genre in Europe during the 16th century, and it was during the Enlightenment that it flourished in France. However, young subjects were still often subject to the conventions of official portraiture,
showing them in their most refined guise.
Until the end of the Middle Ages, depictions of children were rare and always modest in the 16th century.
Moreover, the child is never alone, unless it is an exceptional child, such as a royal child or the Infant Jesus.
The painting shown is of high quality and extremely rare because the children are depicted with toys. This pair of paintings can offer us a glimpse into the realities and daily lives of children in the 18th century.
Pair of porcelain lamps decorated with delicate polychrome flowers, gilded foliage, and “fish scales.” The expertise of the Dresden factory is beautifully illustrated here by the delicate motifs created by Karl Richard Klemm’s (RK) workshop.