Sterling Silver Oval Grooming / Clothes Brush Antique

Sterling Silver Oval Grooming / Clothes Brush AntiqueAdditional Description: A refined sterling silverbacked oval grooming brush featuring a hand engraved engine turned surface and a decorative rope and shell border. The top is engraved with fine parallel lines radiating across the oval field, centered with a blank cartouche that was originally intended for a monogram. The brush is marked STERLING along the side of the mount, confirming the back and frame are made of solid sterling silver rather than

Watercolor of Dog in Woods on Paper

5"" W (overall)

complete works widely published in 18th and 19th centuries both for clergy and educated laity

Cast metal (likely brass or gilt spelter)

40s-60s - Academic studies/sketch

stable craquelure consistent with age

Sellier appears on several Paris miniatures of this era

and highly collectible

During the late 19th century

male and female anatomy

The bronze retains a deep

with the engraved dedication remaining legible