SOLD Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of Lovely Woman in White and Blue, Presumed French hand-carved jointed figure and I think she is

and I think she is so lovely

I'd guess it was once mounted on an outdoor wall somewhere

9 1/2" l (or tall) x 1 1/4" w x 1" d

There's a pale green tint to the inner rind

or just a special gift in itself

SOLD Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of Lovely Woman in White and Blue, Presumed French hand-carved jointed figure and I think she isI am not a great expert on portrait miniatures, but am pretty certain this one, of a lovely young woman in empire gown and high ruffled collar, is French, c 1810s 20s. Curiously, it seems as if the painter preferred painting patterned fabric to rendering a hand at bottom, though what looks like the edge of a sleeve cuff peeks out to the right, so perhaps there is a story there maybe our sitter lost a hand, who knows? There is a little damage loss to