Murrle Bennett Gold, Peridot and Mother-of-Pearl Bracelet
Bracelet from Murrle Bennett crafted in 9 ct. gold, so very typical of the style of jewellery supplied by them to Liberty’s during the early 1900’s. Openwork in design with alternate rectangular and square sections,…
Archibald Knox Gold Pendant for Liberty
Gold pendant with an openwork entrelac design from the drawing board of Archibald Knox and dating from circa 1905. Set with a central blister pearl drop and with a turquoise matrix lower drop, this pendant…
‘Lady on The Seine’ by Dietz Edzard*
Ornately framed oil on canvas by the German born artist Dietz Edzard (1893-1963). This is an atmospheric half length portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman taking refreshment whilst seated on a verandah raised above…
Loetz ‘Candia’ Vase with Silver Overlay
Little cabinet vase from Loetz in opaque ‘Candia’ glass with a trefoil rim, further decorated with an applied Art Nouveau ‘Silberiris’ design in pure silver. Loetz collaborated with a company in the US known as…
WMF Flower Dish
Pewter flower dish from WMF with the original green cut glass removable liner. So Art Nouveau, with its flowing outline, featuring an openwork whiplash design framing leaves and berries of ivy. Originally electro-plated but most…
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Marie-Clotilde Gallien-Berthon Oil on Canvas*
Item Description
Oil on canvas portrait of an attractive young woman wearing a large straw hat decorated with flowers, painted by the French artist Marie-Clotilde Gallien-Berthon (born 1870).
In a well balanced and colouful image the lady is directly facing the viewer, posing in front of a backdrop of ivy leaves on a fine Summer’s day. Her soft features and in particular her strikingly beautiful green eyes have been so well captured by the artist, whose signature is in the upper right corner.
Written faintly on the back of the frame is the unfinished sentence ‘Portrait de…’ with the name that followed appearing to have been possibly erased at some stage. Unfortunately therefore we’ll never know the identity of the sitter.
The painted canvas measures approximately 64 by 53 cm and the overall size, including the frame, is around 76 by 65 cm.