V Rare c.1732 French Portrait Miniature, Author Charles Pinot Duclos (1704-1772) Borghesiani with her one breast peeking

with her one breast peeking above her very informal gown

There are legible silversmith marks

and I fear I would damage it if I try to remove

5" front to back with 3" height clearance

It just never seems to go down in value or appeal

V Rare c.1732 French Portrait Miniature, Author Charles Pinot Duclos (1704-1772) Borghesiani with her one breast peekingIMPORTANT! Intimate! Painted for some very dear one, indeed, this miniature painting is French author, Charles Pinot Duclos (1704 1772). His stunning face of great character and confidence in the relaxed mood of his dressing gown and night shirt, holding a book, most likely his. The paisley of the silk robe he draws across his front with a delicate hand do you think it's a painting for his lover, and perhaps in celebration of completion of an early