Oil on wood depicting a woman in front of a mirror applying a beauty mark, signed Henri Lafon and dated, original wood and stucco frame.
Henri LAFON (active in France in the second half of the 19th century).
19th century,
France
Embroidery on the back of the mirror depicts a religious marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph.
Northern Italy or France
Late 18th century
Oil on canvas, portrait of a child playing with a dog.
Northern School
18th century
She is wearing a dressing gown: an elegant indoor garment very fashionable at the time. This garment is inspired by French fashion. Her hairstyle, typical of the 1670s–1680s, adopts the “hurluberlu” style.
Pair of oil paintings in mock ovals, young girl holding a bunch of grapes in front of a parrot and young girl riding near her horse, traces of signature and date lower right, later frames.
Flemish School
18th century
It depicts a pastoral scene with a couple accompanied by a dog at their feet, a symbol of fidelity, and a cage with a bird, evoking the confinement of emotions. On the other side, a shepherdess embodies freedom and lightness, creating a poetic and refined contrast typical of the art of this period.
Oil on panel “Portrait of Lucelle”, Latin inscription: “Lucelle aetatis 16”: Lucille at the age of 16.
Lucylle, or Lucille, is a given name of Arabic and Latin origin derived from “lux,” meaning “light,” celebrated on December 13.
17th century
France
Oil on canvas depicting a double portrait of women, probably a study. The two people depicted in double portraits are usually related to the same couple, the same family, or a shared friendship.
German school
Circa 1780
Rare and precious 18th-century piece is a mirror fixed under glass depicting the Virgin Mary.
France, 18th century
Large six-leaf screen in painted canvas, panels decorated with a motif inspired by Chinoiserie, as was fashionable in the mid-18th century, reverse decorated with simple trompe l’oeil panels.