Antique c.1790-1800 2 French Portrait Miniature Sisters in Superb 18k Gold Locket Frame 2.5" Plus Bale Museum but I just don't open

but I just don't open sealed miniatures

5" x 14" - would be spectacular worked into creamy silk moire panel for a pillow top

"The Cabinet Dictionary" (1803) of engraved designs and the "Cabinet Maker's & Upholsterer's Drawing Book" (1791) of furniture patterns exemplify this style

But I've never seen anything like this

fabulous bronze frame

Antique c.1790-1800 2 French Portrait Miniature Sisters in Superb 18k Gold Locket Frame 2.5" Plus Bale Museum but I just don't openA gold test affirms the pristine large locket type frame to be 18k gold. I would expect to find a French gold mark, tiny as they are, but it might be on the inner lip of this oyster shaped double sided old treasure, and it's not wanting to easily separate to open for me for additional exploration of the pendant, nor to allow more clear photos of these 2 magnificent portraits. I hesitate to pry, not wanting to leave a mark on the gold. It is sometimes