C. 1750s Antique French Portrait Miniature, Beautiful Woman with Pearl Tiara, Louis XV King Charles Spaniel all pieces here are very

all pieces here are very near pristine with all things considered

Gouache/watercolor on thin natural wafer

the mount face is 18k gold

the engraved signature "TAHAN r d la Paix" (Paris) engraved on that lock plate tells you this was among the very best of the best in its time

there are some worm or bug holes visible but nothing active

C. 1750s Antique French Portrait Miniature, Beautiful Woman with Pearl Tiara, Louis XV King Charles Spaniel all pieces here are veryYou see her young, and she was circa 1750 when she sat for this portrait, in her beautiful blue gown and that opulent large pearl tiara set into her powdered hair. She was a contemporary to King Louis XV, likely knew King Louis XIV at least as a figure of her world. I have collected these and history so long, there's a sense of knowing her. Yet, the artist did not sign, there is no ID attached. She is frozen in time just as you see her, in her tuck