Fine Antique French Portrait Miniature, Mother and Child, in 4.5" Frame, Easel Back Dieppe carved ivory Thick & heavy old French

Thick & heavy old French sterling silver

No dents on any of those lids

I've only kept it for display

damage or repairs

That he's got one nipped ear only is a bit of a miracle after so long a time

Fine Antique French Portrait Miniature, Mother and Child, in 4.5" Frame, Easel Back Dieppe carved ivory Thick & heavy old FrenchI'm betting this is after (aprs) a painting by Jean Baptiste Greuze (1725 1805, Paris). Doesn't it look like it to you? Or perhaps it just looks so much like one in particular, "La Petite Soeur, a contemplative young girl, oil on canvas, 40 x 32. 5 cm, framed", which original sold through Dorotheum at $92,000 plus hammer in 2011 (look online for it to see for yourself). That said, it's a very charming miniature, and more likely the type made as a