Antique French Portrait Miniature, 3/4 Pose, Woman in White Bonnet and Dress, Norwegian Cross Jewelry Hand mirror Never On The Battle field

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80% pure silver with delightful machined or engraved decoration including frieze style band

sometimes the box is made in France and set with the mosaic work from Italy

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Antique French Portrait Miniature, 3/4 Pose, Woman in White Bonnet and Dress, Norwegian Cross Jewelry Hand mirror Never On The Battle fieldLate 1700s to as late as 1830, this woman in her white dress and shawl, elaborate bonnet and her slightly skeptical look always makes me wonder what her personality might have been like. The frame is typical of period French paintings, and she might be from northern France where elaborate styles in lace caps and bonnets were popular, particularly for matrons. There are other things that are quite unique about her. In this one miniature, it is very