Antique Prussian or Russian Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy, Child, in Frame antique French sterling silver The lining is loose from

The lining is loose from the top and seems to only go about half-way the depth of the purse

Just a couple years past French or 1st Empire era

75" thick overall

The French Minerve or Minerva hallmark on all handles

but you can also see the small assayer's mark

Antique Prussian or Russian Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy, Child, in Frame antique French sterling silver The lining is loose fromA while ago I bought a collection of c. 1700s to earliest 1800s portrait miniatures from a Russian estate, and this was one of those. This little boy had a little sister, painted by the same artist and in the same type of incised frame, and she was sold right away. Her brother, here offered, is as delightful, but is not in pristine condition. As you can see, the thin wafer upon which the artist has worked shows very fine hairlines. You don't