Fine Antique French c.1780-1800 Shagreen Etui, Case with Child Portrait Miniature blue-eyed child Acid test a yes at

Acid test a yes at high 15k and a no at 18k so probably either 15k or 16k

Fascinating art

This is a fine French box dating between 150-170 years ago

it misses just the bodkin (often the case for these)

A lovely French 'celeste' or "Sevres" blue surround

Fine Antique French c.1780-1800 Shagreen Etui, Case with Child Portrait Miniature blue-eyed child Acid test a yes atPerhaps the case or 'etui' here is more valuable than the slightly damaged portrait which resides within. These old early cased images like this did not have cover glass and this one has suffered from someone's touch of a damp finger. A child. Perhaps one lost, and that dampness might well have been a parent's tear. The case and image date from French Revolutionary era to perhaps as late as 1810, during which time a lot of upheaval in the lives of the