Stunning Young French-English Woman Portrait Miniature, c.1815 Fine Antique Easel Frame in Original Leather Case carved plaque one is missing but not

one is missing but not noticeable

There is a repaired break to the stone visible at the bottom of the champleve cross

the coin purses to hold tithing or pennies for offering to the "poor urchin" children's box each Sunday at church

It seems appropriate I should write of the history of French confectioneurs and chocolatiers goes back as far as 1700s when cocoa and sugar were new and extremely pricey imports - held only for Royals and Nobility or very rich

lacking only the selection of steel crochet hooks that would have fit inside the handle

Stunning Young French-English Woman Portrait Miniature, c.1815 Fine Antique Easel Frame in Original Leather Case carved plaque one is missing but notA stunning portrait, a young beauty with tight pin curls of the Napoleonic era framing her deep violet blue eyes, blushed cheeks and a cupid bow mouth. I find it incredible the miniaturists could capture her beauty in a face only 1" from chin to hairline. We do have her ID and a brief story of her life which will be included with the portrait. She was born to a French father and English mother in 1794 and lived to 1860. The youth in her face affirms a