Antique French Portrait Miniature, c.1800-1815, French Empire, Napoleon Era English Tortoise Shell Fine large antique French Napoleon

Fine large antique French Napoleon III era 11 5/8” wide writing or work box

and certainly no holes nor tearing at all

Odd that I would know the story from the arrival scene

important listed French miniaturist

I find not a single nip or chip anywhere and no cracks or hairlines

Antique French Portrait Miniature, c.1800-1815, French Empire, Napoleon Era English Tortoise Shell Fine large antique French NapoleonA superb miniature painting, Napoleon era painting, gouache on card, perfectly preserved under flat glass and in the original oval frame mount. Measurements noted on the photos. Very good to excellent condition for age and type. This painting is on heavy card, has a different surface texture than most miniatures of its era which were on thin natural wafer. No damage to this one. A flat cover glass is possibly a replacement for what, time wise, would