Fine Antique French Portrait Miniature of a Handsome Gentleman, c.1825-35, Silk Embroidered Vest candlestick for the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral

for the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral

This one still has the thin layer of silver (foil) which is attached to the back of the wafer

as the very old ones were thin glass and usually lost silvering

and whether to do a more typical eglomise glass/mat

Fine Antique French Portrait Miniature of a Handsome Gentleman, c.1825-35, Silk Embroidered Vest candlestick for the Kremlin's Dormition CathedralOne of the finest Antique French portrait miniatures of a gentleman I've had, it is such a shame the artists did not typically sign their work. We do know that many of the known artists of this era did miniatures as a ready means to support themselves in their later recognized art, but it's nearly impossible to match unsigned work to those artists. This one, his handsome face captured in jut 7 8", chin to hairline, is quite astounding. We do not know