Antique Portrait Miniature, Woman in Lace Bonnet with Cute Dog, in 19th Century French Frame Oil painting New Zealand but it had no appearance

but it had no appearance of having ever been worn

A very slight bit of wear to the gold plating visible on some of the raised decoration and tines/edges possible

The portrait is easier to date than is the box

Bone monture

Each one pleasant

Antique Portrait Miniature, Woman in Lace Bonnet with Cute Dog, in 19th Century French Frame Oil painting New Zealand but it had no appearanceJust as I found her, this magnificent subject and her shy dog are from c. 1800 1830, and saved in a late 1800s French bronze round frame, making it a marriage. The dour woman in her blue dress with white lace collar and bonnet, and lace bib front would be a fun miniature all on its own, but holding her shy cowering cute pup makes it one that's just impossible to pass up. Uncertain if the puppy is afraid of her or the artist is impossible to know, but