It might pay anyone interested to google these names as they are allegedly rare. This is from an extensive collection of china and antiques listed this week - see our listings all at very conservative start prices.

From AI: 19th-Century Miniature Portrait – Christina von Hoffsten (after J.K. Stieler) Fine hand-painted portrait miniature on [ivory/porcelain – specify once confirmed], depicting Christina von Hoffsten from King Ludwig I’s famous “Gallery of Beauties,” Nymphenburg Palace, Munich. Beautifully painted with lifelike detail, set in its original ornate pierced brass frame with velvet backing. A desirable subject for collectors of portrait miniatures and 19th-century European art.

What you see in the pics is all I know. This is from a larger collection and they weren't short of money but buy it as you see it. Measures 13.5cm.

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