French Portrait Miniature of a Lady in Empire Dress w Fichu and Powdered Wig, Late 18th Century French ivory and no warp to it

and no warp to it

In the style of the Victorian French and English silver pique-worded jewelry caskets

I would place it mid to later 1800s

which would stress the tapestry owl

French Portrait Miniature of a Lady in Empire Dress w Fichu and Powdered Wig, Late 18th Century French ivory and no warp to itSuch character and appeal! A refined and beautifully executed French portrait miniature dating to the final decades of the 18th century, capturing a poised lady in the elegant transitional style between Louis XVI and the early Directoire period. The sitter is shown in three quarter view, her expression calm and assured, with delicately modeled features and softly blushed complexion. She wears a sheer white fichu gathered into the fashionable high