Antique French Portrait Miniature, Woman in Powdered Wig, c.1750-70, Wood Frame Necessaire wood pieces and someone has

wood pieces and someone has added some clear caulk to secure it further)

sized small enough to be considered seed pearls

there is some wear to the niello around the turn clasp and a few small spots on the back

applied to their faces in mid-1700s to late 1700s)

likely should be on the left side also to form a pen tray but the left is missing

Antique French Portrait Miniature, Woman in Powdered Wig, c.1750-70, Wood Frame Necessaire wood pieces and someone hasPre Revolutionary portrait miniature of a courtier, Louis XVI era, this miniature is painted in gouache on thin natural wafer and framed in wood with a brass mat and slightly convex cover glass. Nicely preserved, though the frame shows a great deal of its age. A pretty woman, blue eyes glow with confidence of her station in life. She wears a low bodice gown with bow and bodicer, pearls and drop earrings to match. I do not see a signature. It is