Portrait bust
Artist
FRENCH
Datec. 1790
MediumStone, gold, precious and semiprecious gems
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. C. Ruxton Love
Object number1959.31.1
DescriptionCarved emerald portrait bust on amethystine quartz pedestal, mounted in gold filigre with enamel and set with 4 rough-cut diamonds. Portrait of woman wearing chlamys, beads around neck. Enamel is white with red and gold. Four feet enameled in green.On View
Not on viewCollections
18th or 19th century
China
FRENCH OR SWISS
c. 1850