Antique Portrait Miniature, Woman in Lace Bonnet with Cute Dog, in 19th Century French Frame Oil painting New Zealand but it had no appearance

but it had no appearance of having ever been worn

The silver cartouche you see there in front and the surrounding ornamentation of inlaid mother of pearl and abalone shell and tiny silver pique work is a fine highlight to the superb cognac to chocolate of the shell

The brooch is excellent and complete apart from a loss of the pointed end of the hinged pin on backside (see images) which can be easily restored if one wants to wear the jewelry

the centigrade thermometer mounted toward the top 'neck' section and displayed on an enamel on metal or copper plaque

This stunning and pristine set of 4 large cologne bottles

Antique Portrait Miniature, Woman in Lace Bonnet with Cute Dog, in 19th Century French Frame Oil painting New Zealand but it had no appearanceJust as I found her, this magnificent subject and her shy dog are from c. 1800 1830, and saved in a late 1800s French bronze round frame, making it a marriage. The dour woman in her blue dress with white lace collar and bonnet, and lace bib front would be a fun miniature all on its own, but holding her shy cowering cute pup makes it one that's just impossible to pass up. Uncertain if the puppy is afraid of her or the artist is impossible to know, but