French Portrait Miniature of a Lady in Empire Dress w Fichu and Powdered Wig, Late 18th Century French ivory The box is 13” x

The box is 13” x 4

For the Sheraton enthusiasts for sure

removable for implements or stamps storage beneath

though our artist has not signed it

and no warp to it

French Portrait Miniature of a Lady in Empire Dress w Fichu and Powdered Wig, Late 18th Century French ivory The box is 13” xSuch character and appeal! A refined and beautifully executed French portrait miniature dating to the final decades of the 18th century, capturing a poised lady in the elegant transitional style between Louis XVI and the early Directoire period. The sitter is shown in three quarter view, her expression calm and assured, with delicately modeled features and softly blushed complexion. She wears a sheer white fichu gathered into the fashionable high