Vintage Regency-Style Lithographs On Mirror-Bordered Glass

This is a decorative set of miniature artworks featuring nostalgic, "Old World" illustrations of children. The style is heavily influenced by the 18th-century artist Francesco Bartolozzi or his contemporaries, who often depicted rosy-cheeked children in rural or playful settings.

Subject Matter: The scenes show children in period dress: one featuring a boy dancing with a tambourine, another with a girl carrying a flower basket and her dog, and a third showing a playful interaction between two children.

Unique Framing Technique: The prints are mounted behind glass that features a Verre Églomisé style border. This technique involves decorating the back of the glass with silvering (mirroring), gold-tone accents, and a pink polka-dot pattern to create a circular "window" for the art.

Physical Details:

Frames: Simple square wooden frames with a gold-leaf (gilt) finish.

Backing: Brown paper-dust covers with small brass ring hangers, typical of mid-century decorative boutique items.

Condition: There is visible "foxing" or desilvering on the mirrored portions of the glass, which is common in vintage pieces of this age and often adds to their "shabby chic" or antique appeal.

Consistent with age and use.

Fine Art, Other

18%

Pickup Details

Private Location

WILTON, CT 06897

When to Pickup

Friday, 3/13, 11:00 am to 3:30 pm

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