Eight late 18th / early 19th century Northern European verre églomisé oval and circular profile portrait silhouettes
including a near set of four male and female subjects, the sitters depicted looking to both sinister and dexter on neo-classical style shield and urn backgrounds, some initialed, one lady dated 1810, two of the gentleman dated 1812 and 1813, all mounted within gilt frames, together with a circular portrait of a lady within a foliate border, and three other oval portraits depicting two gentlemen and a lady, all framed, the oval portraits, 8cm-10cm high, the circular portrait, 6.5cm diameter not including frames (8)
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Additional Information:The set of four portraits all with pressed brass frames 10cm high high overall as follows:I) Gentleman looking to sinister monogrammed and dated 1813, the rear with printed antique dealers label 'U Gabriel, Silhouetteur von Goblen' and indistinctly inscribed in ink 'loy cher McKauer rue, Roseugafse L.F. 133 a frauchon' with collection number (IX/2)II) Lady looking to dexter, dated 1812, the rear with collection number (IX/4)III) Lady looking to sinister, titled Souvenir and dated 1810, the rear with collection label (IX/3)IIII) Gentleman looking to sinister, dated 1812V) Circular portrait of young lady looking to sinister with paper label to the reverse