(18th/19th century)
Officer in Uniform, 1817, dated and inscribed in French verso, watercolor and bodycolor on ivory, 1-3/4 x 1-1/2 in.; Woman with Pearls, unsigned, watercolor on ivory, 3-1/8 x 2-5/8 in.; Gentleman, unsigned, watercolor on ivory, 2-1/4 x 2-1/8 in.; Woman with Red Sash, signed lower right "E.B Taisy", watercolor on ivory, sight, 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in.; four period black lacquer frames, one paper-mache, largest 5-3/8 x 4-5/8 x 3/4 in.
Provenance: Private Vermont Collection
Note: Per consignor note, possibly came from a Rockefeller Estate.
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Private Vermont Collection
all frames with wear and abrasions; "French Soldier" with abrasions, small area of pigment loss at upper left corner, chip lower right corner; "French Woman" with chips to edges; "Gentleman" with abrasions; "Woman with a Red Sash" not examined out of frame, small loss of pigment on bottom edge
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