Antique French c.1750 Portrait Miniature, Woman with Parrot, Tortoise Shell Snuff Box, 18k Gold Frame Young boy portrait 5" tall when closed

5" tall when closed

not a single broken or misplaced hair showing on this one

Charming simple frame

but do want you to know there is a tiny one somewhere there

This is one of those paintings whose eyes and gaze follows you whether you're to the left of it or to the right

Antique French c.1750 Portrait Miniature, Woman with Parrot, Tortoise Shell Snuff Box, 18k Gold Frame Young boy portrait 5" tall when closedA charming old one, mid 1700s, this portrait was made and given in friendship or affection, according to the opaline glass dedication that is mounted within. She's mounted on top of a snuff box of fine old tortoise shell, and her pet parrot (or exotic bird) perches on her bodice. So much to love about this rare old one. I've always watched for portraits of people with their pets, and often from c. 1700s France, that pet will be a bird. Some tethered