Continental School (19th Century), Portrait Miniature Plaque of a Couple

Watercolor on ivory portraits of a presumed couple, unsigned, each rendered upon a sky blue ground, with plaited hairwork and ivory plaque inscribed in French "L'AMOUR NOUS UNIT", all set behind glass within matching gilt bezels, and presented within an inlaid bird eye maple oval plaque.

Miniatures 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.; frame dimensions 10 x 6 1/2 x 3/4 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Male showing scattered areas of retouch; later glue remounting within frame.

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