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Description:
Four Framed Continental Portrait Miniatures of Ladies, three on porcelain: one oval depicting Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie, 1776-1810), Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III, one oval depicting possibly Queen Anne, according to the inscription on the reverse, and another oval of a woman wearing a gold-colored gown; one round portrait on ivory, identified as "Madame Nathie" inscribed on the back, dia. 3 to 3 1/2 in., not including frames.
Estimate $400-600
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