Antique French Portrait Miniature, Young Pre-Teenage Boy, Gutta Percha Frame Staffordshire Looking very closely at this

Looking very closely at this one

Paris circa 1889-1893 is what my reference guide says though that doesn't quite jive with the Art Deco style

Unknown maker

but definitely Bohemian glass from the late 1800s to turn of the century

Antique French Portrait Miniature, Young Pre-Teenage Boy, Gutta Percha Frame Staffordshire Looking very closely at thisThe frame is as valuable as the painting on this old one, and represents one of the few very early gutta percha frames made. Not to dismiss the hand painted portrait, mind you, as he is a sweet c. 1839 or 1859 (signature) boy in a too large suit, probably his father's jacket. His youth is obvious, probably about 10 13, and hair is neatly cut in a style popular in 1840 50, so we agree the painting is about that date, both for his image and for the