RARE c.180-1810 French Empire Portrait Miniature, a Beauty in Tiara, fine Shagreen Case, Lamp base The back however :)

RARE c.180-1810 French Empire Portrait Miniature, a Beauty in Tiara, fine Shagreen Case, Lamp base The back however :)A rare piece, this one in the original c. 1800 portrait etui, case, in superb shagreen (belly leather from the stingray, popular c. 1750 1820), A young beauty, so magnificently done, we can enlarge her face and see her as if she were a large wall portrait, yet that face is only about 3 4" in height. She has soulful eyes, the typical hair style of the Napoleonic French Empire, and a tiara and earrings. She wears an Empire gown and we're able to date

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