Medallion portrait on vellum set behind an elaborate enameled glass frame

by Saint Ignatius Of Loyola

$3,750 · Offered by Musinsky Rare Books

An oval medallion gouache portrait of St. Ignatius of Loyola on parchment 56 x 46 mm. , backed in paper visible on verso and set within an oval border of gold ribbon, metallic gold embroidery, and parallel silver ribbons, displayed behind an enameled plaque of glass or possibly vitrified metal 194 x 138 mm. , the plaque enameled with a large ornamental border of gold volutes and stylized leaves with touches of red highlighting, the winged bust of a cherub at the

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