SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue catherineholm lotus bowl molding and picture frames

molding and picture frames

both as tokens of Taoism (shooing away evils) and with the practical function of brushing away the flies

proudly signed by a Mary E

Plenty of irregularities

but it is a bit hard to tell

SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue catherineholm lotus bowl molding and picture framesI find reverse glass paintings pretty magical feeling things, and love the luminosity of this small portrait, with the face of this woman in braids seeming absolutely as if glowing from within. Mid 19th c. continental European and I'd guess French in her red, white and blue. Clearly the painting was once in a frame, with a dark outline left on the glass but I think all the better without it, so as to prop her somewhere with light coming through, which