• A round gilt-framed Peter Bates cameo of a lady in profile, hair dressed high and flowers at the shoulder, in white relief on a black ground, with a hanging ring.
  • The camel velvet reverse of a Peter Bates lady cameo, with the original foil label reading Lady in Cameo, from the miniature world of Peter Bates, made in England.
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Peter Bates

Peter Bates 'Lady' Cameo | English Miniature

Peter Bates 'Lady' Cameo | English Miniature

R 395.00 ZAR
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A small English wall cameo of a lady in profile, her hair dressed high, with a cluster of flowers at the shoulder. The white relief sits on a dark ground inside a gilt-metal frame with a hanging ring, made to hang alone or with the other Peter Bates cameos.

It comes from the Miniature World of Peter Bates, the late-20th-century English workshop that produced a series of these framed reliefs. 

Dimensions

- Diameter: 7.6 cm
- Height including ring: 9.4 cm
- Depth: 1.6 cm

Condition

- Very good - The relief is crisp, with the profile, dressed hair and flowers still clearly modelled, and the gilt frame and hanging ring are intact.
- The domed cover is intact.
- The reverse is covered in the original camel velvet, with a few tiny pale marks.
- The foil label is present and legible: Lady in Cameo, from the miniature world of Peter Bates, made in England.

Additional Information

1. Design & Features
- A classical profile bust, white on black, in a round gilt frame with a small ring for hanging.
- One of the portrait subjects in the Peter Bates series.
- The reverse label on this example reads made in England, rather than Titchfield, Hants.

2. Craftsmanship
- Factory-made miniature, England. Moulded relief under a domed cover, gilt-metal frame, velvet reverse with the original foil label.

3. About the Maker
- Peter Bates worked under the name The Miniature World of Peter Bates, associated with Titchfield, Hampshire.
- The firm’s small hanging pictures, cameos and silhouettes, date broadly to the later 20th century, about 1970 to 1999. A narrower date is not recorded.

4. Uses & Versatility
- Hung singly, or with the boy and girl and the Mona Lisa from the same workshop.
- Light enough for a picture rail, a narrow wall, or a grouping above a console.

5. Care
- Dust the frame with a soft cloth.
- Do not immerse.
- Avoid abrasive cleaners on the gilt rim and the dome.

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