A Charming Early 19thC English School Portrait of a Lady c.1800-7 sub-Religion & Relics 1812 showing the Double Sweet

1812 showing the Double Sweet Scented Chinese Peony (Peony albiflora Hume)

because of its medicinal properties: the crystals were used as a general-purpose laxative

A collection of voyages and travels

though has heavy wear due to weathering over a period of at least 600 years

The mouth mechanism works as does the top lip and although the eyes move there doesn't seem to be a mechanism for them

A Charming Early 19thC English School Portrait of a Lady c.1800-7 sub-Religion & Relics 1812 showing the Double SweetOrigin: English School Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 7 In Frame: 37. 25 x 32 x 2. 25 Canvas: 30. 75 x 25. 75 The well executed oil on canvas portrait of a Lady of status, serenely depicted seated in a lace gown with black stole, rather full of breast, facing out toward the viewer, her hands relaxed to her lap, her cheeks and lips both full and red, her complexion pale, her chestnut hair tied up, with a curled fringe; the work