Fine Signed Miniature Portrait of Agnes Sorel, Presumed c. 1830s-40s French style playing cards I just snagged a handful

I just snagged a handful of pieces by James Frederic Bone (1929-2015)

He is about the gentlest young boxer one might envision

and moved to the Hyde Park section of Chicago

a terrific planter for a cactus or succulent

I think never used

Fine Signed Miniature Portrait of Agnes Sorel, Presumed c. 1830s-40s French style playing cards I just snagged a handfulHow could I resist this one, a 19th c. miniature portrait of the rather iconic mistress to King Charles VII of France, Agns Sorel (1422 1450; popularly known as Dame de Beaut [Lady of Beauty]), painted here with one breast bared in keeping with several depictions of her done in her day. (My favorite is by Francois Clouet, c. 1450, which I've included in photos, and from which this miniature clearly derives inspiration.) As a side note, as I understand