Antique French Portrait Miniature of a Matron, Signed and dated c.1897, Fine French Frame mint julep and only about 11 tiny

and only about 11 tiny glass beads gone missing over time (view the detail image to see - quite easy to replace those

brushes with beautiful sterling pique inlay and all in the original opulent fitted storage and/or presentation box

I can't make it out

These are rare

this young beauty would have lived in mid-late 1700s

Antique French Portrait Miniature of a Matron, Signed and dated c.1897, Fine French Frame mint julep and only about 11 tinyWritten on the painting, in addition to that family shield I have not identified, is "Maria CH de la Bastine, 1897". When I found this one I thought sure it would be a listed artist, but I have started to think perhaps not, or perhaps it is the name of the Woman who sat for the painting. I have found nothing on either one. Perhaps someone will recognize the insignia on the shield included with her portrait. She is in her maturity, but look at her a