Antique Portrait Miniature, Woman in Lace Bonnet with Cute Dog, in 19th Century French Frame Oil painting New Zealand this Victorian era (c

this Victorian era (c

but it had no appearance of having ever been worn

it's been very well treasured since Napoleon - Louis-Philippe eras

In this condition

the centigrade thermometer mounted toward the top 'neck' section and displayed on an enamel on metal or copper plaque

Antique Portrait Miniature, Woman in Lace Bonnet with Cute Dog, in 19th Century French Frame Oil painting New Zealand this Victorian era (cJust as I found her, this magnificent subject and her shy dog are from c. 1800 1830, and saved in a late 1800s French bronze round frame, making it a marriage. The dour woman in her blue dress with white lace collar and bonnet, and lace bib front would be a fun miniature all on its own, but holding her shy cowering cute pup makes it one that's just impossible to pass up. Uncertain if the puppy is afraid of her or the artist is impossible to know, but