A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE
THE BONBONNIERE POSSIBLY PARIS, CIRCA 1800, THE MINIATURE CIRCA 1825
circular dark tortoiseshell box with polished gold borders, the detachable cover set with a portrait miniature on ivory of a young lady, in white dress with a blue embroidered shawl, with upswept hair, the base with applied glazed gold foliate initial 'A' laid over inter-woven strands of hair
2 7/8 in. (74 mm.) wide
A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE
THE BONBONNIERE POSSIBLY PARIS, CIRCA 1800, THE MINIATURE CIRCA 1825
circular dark tortoiseshell box with polished gold borders, the detachable cover set with a portrait miniature on ivory of a young lady, in white dress with a blue embroidered shawl, with upswept hair, the base with applied glazed gold foliate initial 'A' laid over inter-woven strands of hair
2 7/8 in. (74 mm.) wide
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