Antique HP French Portrait Miniature, Blond Child, Table Snuff Box, c.1820-40 gouache The combination of the zolotnik

The combination of the zolotnik and city marks together in the oblong oval marking

No chips or cracks

Victorian 12k to 15k gold stick pin "bouquet" brooch

The larger rounded corner rectangular wooden frame and silk velvet mat are a much later

Antique HP French Portrait Miniature, Blond Child, Table Snuff Box, c.1820-40 gouache The combination of the zolotnikA beautiful blond and blue eyed child's portrait in miniature, set into the lid of a large table snuff box. She's pretty, straight forward in gaze and dressed in a shirred bodice blue gown with puff sleeves. Perhaps the child of the artist. Portrait miniatures of children are quite rare, comparatively, and sometimes remain as memento of a child who was lost to illness in young years. Measurements always appear also on our photos. This box is a larger