Antique c.1823 French Portrait Miniature, Beautiful Blond Girl with Huge Blue Eyes, Signed lancet etui There was a rather short

There was a rather short period in time when early photographers were being innovative

The case is elegantly well preserved

and was also made for the Grand Tour traveler as a souvenir of Rome

all of which c

it's only rarely that we find the matching pair still together - rarer still to find them in their original presentation case

Antique c.1823 French Portrait Miniature, Beautiful Blond Girl with Huge Blue Eyes, Signed lancet etui There was a rather shortI can make out the "1823" below an unreadable signature on this one. What a rare beauty she truly is. Large expressive blue eyes and a Cupid's bow mouth, her blond hair swept up in the fashion of her time, and trimmed with 2 simple and elegantly placed royal blue ribbons. A young woman this stunning needs no jewelry. I found her in France. Very good to excellent for age and type. Well preserved under the original convex cover glass, and backed by a