Lot 68: A FRENCH PAINTED MINIATURE OF MARIA CAROLINE, DUCHESSE DE BERRY (1798-1870) IN A CARVED GILTWOOD FRAME

A FRENCH PAINTED MINIATURE OF MARIA CAROLINE, DUCHESSE DE BERRY (1798-1870) IN A CARVED GILTWOOD FRAME
BY PAUL GOMIEN (1799-1846), DATED 1824
The reverse inscribed 'Duchesse de Berry', signed Gomien 1824, ivory panel cracked
12 in. (31 cm.) high overall
And a George II giltwood frame with trade label of Thos' Beatty of Warwick frame-maker, - 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide (2)

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