Fine Antique French Portrait Miniature, Fashion & Exotic, Low Bodice, Cashmere Shawl and a Turban Hat LG Frame silver this is an original 19th

this is an original 19th century carving

Possibly a tiny nip or two to the inkwell but no chips

Very unique with the colorful brass

very unusual to find a snuff box still in one of these

It's got an ornamental cartouche which is an inset convex plaque of copper with wonderful kiln-fired enamel portrait of a boy and his dog

Fine Antique French Portrait Miniature, Fashion & Exotic, Low Bodice, Cashmere Shawl and a Turban Hat LG Frame silver this is an original 19thI would suspect this is a lady whose sense of style was to the northern European countries taste, though her low bodice Empire gown is certainly the fashion of her era (earliest 1800s). The beautiful fabrics depicted as her wrap and her hat delight the eye, intrigue the viewer. A well accomplished artist who has not signed the work, yet has fine knowledge and treatment of anatomical study, light and drapery. She fairly inhabits the room as a 3 d