Six miniatures by various artists (w/c on ivory)

Clockwise from top left: JEAN-BAPTISTE SOYER (1752-1828) A girl, facing right in claret-coloured silk dress, turquoise sash, gold hoop earring, long brown hair; seated, her left arm resting on a ledge, holding a blue bound book in her right hand, stone urn, temple and village landscape 2.15/16 in. (74 mm.) diam., plain gold mount ATTRIBUTED TO ADLADE LABILLE-GUIARD (1749-1803) A young lady, facing left in blue silk dress with bow at corsage, white lace and gauze fichu, lace and blue ribbon headgear in her powdered upswept hair oval, 26 in. (65 mm.) high, bright-cut silver mounts JEAN-BAPTISTE JOSEPH LE TELLIER (1759 - after 1812) A young lady, full face in green and blue striped dress with white muslin fichu, blue sash and blue stole draped over her right arm, white ribbon in her long powdered curling hair, seated on a red upholstered chair signed 'le Tellier' (lower right) 3 in. (76 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY (1767-1855) An officer, full face in green coat with silver-bordered pink facings, gold epaulettes and frilled cravat, powdered wig on paper oval, 1.5/8 in. (42 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame JAN GOTTLIB JANNASCH (d. 1804) A young gentleman, facing right in brown coat, spotted yellow waistcoat, red and brown striped cravat and spotted white jabot, powdered hair signed and dated 'Jannasch pt 1795' (lower left) 2.5/8 in. (67 mm.) diam., silver-gilt frame CHARLES JOSEPH DE LA CELLE, CHEVALIER DE CHATEAUBOURG (1758-1837) A young Russian officer, facing right in green coat with gold embroidered black collar, gold epaulette, white shirt and black stock, forward combed auburn hair, decorated with the black ribbon and breast star of the Order of St John of Jerusalem; and a lady, Russian School circa 1810, facing left in white dress with frilled muslin collar, brown shawl with embroidered border, white lace cap with olive green bow signed 'Chateaubou[rg] P.' (lower right) oval, 2.1/8 in. (53 mm.) high, cast gilt-metal mount; and oval, 2.3/8 in. (60 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with glazed cloth reverse (2)