Lot 93: THREE PORTRAIT MINIATURES: TWO FRENCH, THE OTHER ITALIAN, BY CARLO VINCENZO VACCA (ITALIAN, 1789-1848)

THREE PORTRAIT MINIATURES: TWO FRENCH, THE OTHER ITALIAN, BY CARLO VINCENZO VACCA (ITALIAN, 1789-1848)
CIRCA 1810
A lady, in white muslin dress with lace-frilled sleeves, red cashmere shawl, black coral beads and drop-pendant earring, in a landscape; together with a lady in white muslin dress with coral belt, two-chain gold necklace suspending a watch, drop-pendant coral earring, coral-set comb in her upswept hair; together with Countess Coste, née Antonielli di Costigliole, in white muslin dress with puff-sleeves, red cashmere shawl, coral beads and pendant earring, by Carlo Vincenzo Vacca
all on ivory
2¼ in. (57 mm.) diam., 2 7/16 in. (62 mm.) diam. and 1 15/16 in. (50 mm.) diam., respectively; in gilt-metal mounts within rectangular ebonised wood frames (3)

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