RARE c.180-1810 French Empire Portrait Miniature, a Beauty in Tiara, fine Shagreen Case, Lamp base IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise

IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world

Rare 18th century French hand painted gouache on heavy paper

we can do a layaway

The back however :)

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RARE c.180-1810 French Empire Portrait Miniature, a Beauty in Tiara, fine Shagreen Case, Lamp base IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoiseA rare piece, this one in the original c. 1800 portrait etui, case, in superb shagreen (belly leather from the stingray, popular c. 1750 1820), A young beauty, so magnificently done, we can enlarge her face and see her as if she were a large wall portrait, yet that face is only about 3 4" in height. She has soulful eyes, the typical hair style of the Napoleonic French Empire, and a tiara and earrings. She wears an Empire gown and we're able to date