Antique French Portrait Miniature by Gabriel Paul GUILLOT (1850-1914), Young Beauty compendium and can tell you that

and can tell you that the wafer upon which she is painted (in gouache) has been adhered to a card backing

these are wonderful small drawings

gold metallic bullion cord embroidery in the French manner of the period

each in beautifully hand crafted 18k yellow gold (French tiny punch marks in place

Antique French Portrait Miniature by Gabriel Paul GUILLOT (1850-1914), Young Beauty compendium and can tell you thatArtist: Gabriel Paul GUILLOT (1850 1914). This portrait miniature is rather unique for his work, which usually is in larger format. The oldest auction result ever registered on ArtPrice for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1998, at Christie's, which sold again in 2011 for $10,000, the highest figure I could find gained by Mr. Guillot's works which seem to range between $400 $1500 most generally. The most recent auction result is a