Antique Napoleon to Louis-Philippe Portrait Miniature of a Handsome French Man in Napoleon Haircut Composit style Likely nestled within a larger

Likely nestled within a larger travel ensemble

The miniature is 2 5/8" diameter in frame

convex or rounded form and "FE" monogram

some with varying shapes or styles and so there's the method we used

and the work is stunning

Antique Napoleon to Louis-Philippe Portrait Miniature of a Handsome French Man in Napoleon Haircut Composit style Likely nestled within a largerThe face on this handsome gentleman fairly glows, and when you take it out of the frame, you notice it is backed with silver and perhaps copper or gold paint, to reflect light up through the face. Nicely framed, I can tell you it must have been trimmed from the original slightly larger oval in order to fit this frame. Still, no way you'll know that without me telling you, as it displays perfectly well in the same period frame you see. I can date him