Interchangeable Costume Portrait Miniature Set, English circa 1660-70
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A rare and amusing mica and portrait miniature set, with interchangeable costumes that overlay the portrait of a lady changing her persona, English circa 1660-70, oval 8.2 cm by 6.5 cm, oil on copper and oil on mica. Exhibited: Featured on 'For Love or Money' ABC TV Antiques program 1997
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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miniatures
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- on copper 6
- portrait and other 1,223
- sets or collections 151