Fine Antique French c.1780-1800 Shagreen Etui, Case with Child Portrait Miniature blue-eyed child The set is simply stunning

Fine Antique French c.1780-1800 Shagreen Etui, Case with Child Portrait Miniature blue-eyed child The set is simply stunningPerhaps the case or 'etui' here is more valuable than the slightly damaged portrait which resides within. These old early cased images like this did not have cover glass and this one has suffered from someone's touch of a damp finger. A child. Perhaps one lost, and that dampness might well have been a parent's tear. The case and image date from French Revolutionary era to perhaps as late as 1810, during which time a lot of upheaval in the lives of the

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