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Banded agate & enamel brooch

Brooch equipped with a back locket, dates from the mid-nineteenth century and centers on an aptly named bull's-eye agate presented in a yellow gold geometric frame adorned with polka-dotted black...

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Carnelian brooch - ca. 1850

 This Victorian brooch - circa 1850 - highlights a bright, translucent carnelian with geometric banding, simply presented in 9K rose gold (hence most likely of British origin) with a metal pin. A small...

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A Swiss Girl from Interlaken (detail)

A Swiss Girl from Interlaken Franz Xaver WinterhalterPrivate Collection

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The Unequal Marriage, 1862

The Unequal Marriage1862Vasily Vladimirovich PukirevState Tretyakov Gallery; Moscow, Russia.

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SILK BROCADE EVENING-DAY DRESS, LATE 1850s

SILK BROCADE EVENING-DAY DRESS, LATE 1850s3 pieces in cream silk taffeta w/ vertical green dash brocade, c/o 1 piece evening gown, pair tie-on pagoda sleeves, & front buttoning pelerine, B 33", W...

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FRENCH 5 PIECE SILK DRESS ENSEMBLE, 1860s

FRENCH 5 PIECE SILK DRESS ENSEMBLE, 1860sPossibly wedding: ribbed tan silk w/ French blue & blonde lace trim, c/o: skirt, jacket, Swiss waist w/ attached bow & shoes, B 34", W 23", front skirt...

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Diamond & pearl mourning locket, ca. 1860.

18K yellow gold puffed oval locket decorated on its face with a pair of natural pearls and an old mine-cut pear-shape diamond hanging from golden vines against a black enamel background. The...

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Goddess Nike carved opal & diamond brooch, mid-19th cent.

The goddess of Victory - Nike, is divinely handcarved in a glowing, many-splendored opal with her wings aflame. The wreath-bearing deity bestrides a golden globe and is surrounded by a sparkling...

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Adelaide Mary, Mrs Philip Bedingfeld (detail), 1859

Adelaide Mary, Mrs Philip Bedingfeld (detail)Anthony Frederick Sandys - 1859 Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (England)Painting - oil on panel Height: 42.6 cm (16.77 in.), Width: 33.8 cm (13.31...

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Miss Laing, 1853 (detail)

Miss LaingMaker:   Leighton, Frederic, Baron; painter; British artist, 1830-1896Category:  paintingName:  paintingDate:  1853School/Style:  BritishTechnique:  painting (image-making)Material(s):  oil...

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Magasin des Demoiselles, February 1864.

Magasin des Demoiselles, February 1864.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Le Follet, February 1864.

Le Follet, February 1864.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, February 1864.

Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, February 1864.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Modes de Paris, February 1864.

Modes de Paris, February 1864.  LAPL Visual Collections.

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Peterson's Magazine, February 1864.

Peterson's Magazine, February 1864.  LAPL Visual Collections. 

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A Fashionable Couple, 1850s

Rebecca Solomon (1832-1886)A Fashionable Couple, 1850ssigned and indistinctly dated 'R Solomon/185..' (lower right)oil on canvas19 x 21 in. (48.3 x 53.3 cm.)Via Christie's

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A Victorian Family at the Seaside

A Victorian Family at the Seaside  (I doubt this was the original title, but...)Charles Wynne Nicholls, oil on canvas, 1860sVia Wikimedia

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Marching Along, 1863

Marching AlongJohn George Brown - 1863Private collectionPainting - oil on canvasHeight: 23.18 cm (9.13 in.), Width: 31.75 cm (12.5 in.)Image via the Athenaeum

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Afternoon dress, 1852

Afternoon dressDate: 1852 Culture: American Medium: silk Dimensions: (a) Length at CB: 24 in. (61 cm) (b) Length at CB: 44 1/2 in. (113 cm) Credit Line: Gift of Henri Bendel II, 1955 Accession Number:...

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Soup (1865)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Soup (1865)

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