Stunning Young French-English Woman Portrait Miniature, c.1815 Fine Antique Easel Frame in Original Leather Case carved plaque this portrait miniature and its

this portrait miniature and its original frame and slightly convex cover glass date to last half of 1700s

The gold frame is also in very nice condition with almost no evidence of use

a hairline crack (roughly 1/8") near the top hinge

I find only one tiny hole in it and that's up there near top of the boy's tall hat

lacking only the selection of steel crochet hooks that would have fit inside the handle

Stunning Young French-English Woman Portrait Miniature, c.1815 Fine Antique Easel Frame in Original Leather Case carved plaque this portrait miniature and itsA stunning portrait, a young beauty with tight pin curls of the Napoleonic era framing her deep violet blue eyes, blushed cheeks and a cupid bow mouth. I find it incredible the miniaturists could capture her beauty in a face only 1" from chin to hairline. We do have her ID and a brief story of her life which will be included with the portrait. She was born to a French father and English mother in 1794 and lived to 1860. The youth in her face affirms a