C. 1922 Painting in Miniature after GREUZE, "Le Deux Amies", Artist Signed "Nimes Gardelli" Scottish portrait This is a Napoleon III

This is a Napoleon III era (mid-Victorian - c

rough lumber look with original inner tin liner and gutta percha figural plaque featuring two winged Cupid

but found later to be paid by Louis XVI

I really see no flaws other than a tiny nip or two to the wood oval portion

There is a glass ink pot in the left well but it's missing in the right side

C. 1922 Painting in Miniature after GREUZE, "Le Deux Amies", Artist Signed "Nimes Gardelli" Scottish portrait This is a Napoleon IIIFor centuries tourists have wandered the great art museums of Europe and wanted to take home their favorite paintings. Now we do so with digital photos on our iPhones, but long ago a lot of artists made a living doing miniatures of those famous paintings and selling them as souvenirs. Mostly we see them from the 19th century, but this particularly fine one is from a bit over 100 years ago, c. 1922, and was done by an artist in Florence. The backing