Antique French Portrait Miniature c.1830s Sensuous Dark Beauty in Velvet Slouch Cap perfume bottle We have a set of

We have a set of Victorian jewelry almost identical to this set

Just to show the painting this artist was looking at as he or she copied the work

Meant for use as a jewelry box after its rich contents were consumed

perfect as desk top decorative pieces to accentuate a similarly enameled jewelry casket

but this bit of a French military life remains

Antique French Portrait Miniature c.1830s Sensuous Dark Beauty in Velvet Slouch Cap perfume bottle We have a set ofIsn't she superb! Amber eyed brunette beauty with her black velvet gown and slash of red in her turban or slouch velvet hat, trimmed in silver or beadwork. Demure in the way only a midi teenager can be, yet a full on question of a gaze which resonates these 200 years later. She is spectacular! Still sealed to her vellum backing, she is in gouache on wafer and housed under the original convex cover glass and her original French frame. Measurements are