Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame May with 2 full decks of

with 2 full decks of cards plus jokers

This wonderful carving of a nude woman--who

The bottom of the piece is signed "Lorenzens Lantz Nova Scotia

On the back of each card is an explanation of each

whose collection focused on American antiques especially burl and other woodenware

Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame May with 2 full decks ofA tricky one to photograph due to the glare from the glass, but imagine our Mrs. C. Tasker, as noted on the back of the frame, as much lovelier in person! Housed in its original frame, I would guess the portrait is American and likely dates to the 1830s 40s. I've become more and more drawn to antique miniature portraits, especially of women, in part for the fact that that they were very soon to give way to early photographs, and for the