Antique French Portrait Miniature of a Balding Gentleman with Dog Ears, Yellow Vest, c.1851 inkwells Large and elegantly crafted early

Large and elegantly crafted early to mid-1800 mantilla or tiara ornamental comb in exquisite tortoise shell

The black edging is a thick braid

The rich red interior has no holes or damage apart from a couple of abrasions from use

& its price & durability make it an easy add to your everyday beauty collection

Gutta percha or gutta-percha refers to the forerunner of today's plastic

Antique French Portrait Miniature of a Balding Gentleman with Dog Ears, Yellow Vest, c.1851 inkwells Large and elegantly crafted earlyIntense blue eyes so beautifully captured in the rather tense 7 8" tall face, beneath the bushy graying eyebrows, "Francois Dominique Jean Arag 1851" written by hand on the back of this beautiful little painting, which is not in its original frame. It's a round painting settled into oval format wood frame due to a chip on the wafer, but frame is the correct era. You can see it from the detail of the backside beneath the cloth cover. Also visible there