Antique French Portrait Miniature, Very Handsome Man with Mutton Chop Sideburns, c.1830 Antique French Sterling tea set And one of the old

And one of the old boar-bristle brushes is not like the other though both are heavy beautiful old wood

Informally nice

and the surface tests 18k gold (vermeil)

We've displayed it in a deep-recess fitted Vcitorian leather dome case

Antique French Portrait Miniature, Very Handsome Man with Mutton Chop Sideburns, c.1830 Antique French Sterling tea set And one of the oldMore from my collections, this elegantly dressed c. 1825 30s French gentleman with his curly hair and his big beautiful eyes and confident expression seems to exude charisma. One wonders who he was and what his life brought to him what he brought to his life. There is no signature, no identification of who he is. He's someone of stature in his time, most evidently shown in this fine portrait. Measurements noted on the photos. Very good to excellent