(19the century)
Portrait of Frederick the Great after Antoine Pesne, signed lower right "Perrier" (possibly J. Perrier, 1768-1832), watercolor on ivory, sight 5-3/8 x 3-15/16 in.; gilt brass frame, backed with tortoise shell with inlay of mother of pearl and brass, 6-1/4 x 4-5/16 x 1/4 in.; Prince Albert of Saxony and Maria Christina, Duke and Duchess of Teschen, encircled by a garland of forget-me-nots, signed "Dumaine" or Dumaire", watercolor, sight 4-5/8 in.; gilt brass circular frame, backed with fabric, 5 x 5-3/8 x 1/4 in.
Provenance: Private Eastern North Carolina Collection
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Private Eastern North Carolina Collection
not examined out of frames, "Frederick" with some flaking and abrasions; "Teschen" with paint sticking to glass at edges in some spots; frames same manufacture with wear to gilt surface
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