Vijf ivoren portretmedaillons in een met tin ingelegde ebbenhouten lijst, Frankrijk en/of Italië, 19e eeuw

Dim.: 27,5 x 25 cm (the frame)
Dim.: 8 x 5,5 cm (each medallion)

The portraits identified as:
- the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger: middle.
- the Greek philosopher Epicurus: bottom left, inscribed in Greek.
- the Greek philosopher Plato: bottom right, inscribed in Greek.
- the Roman emperor Nero: top right.
- possibly the Roman empress Messalina: top left.

Provenance:
- The Larminet-Davioud collection, Lille, France.

Expert: Laurence Fligny.

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