RARE Antique French Minaudiére or Compact, Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell - Oval Tortoiseshell chateauroux And it is the leather

And it is the leather that holds the painting

All that it lacks is the story of its first owner

We've often seen the mirror replaced (or stripped) and the hand mirror repurposed as a wall frame

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RARE Antique French Minaudiére or Compact, Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell - Oval Tortoiseshell chateauroux And it is the leatherWe've had a miniature 'minaudire' of this size or style only twice in 25 years of collecting in more of a compact or rouge pot size usually the French minaudire is a bit larger and is most often also rectangular in shape. Here we have a small oval one, complete in every detail, however, as the larger ones are hinged interior compartments and a hinged mirror as well. Also very rare is that the interior metal hinges, etc. are all in gilded 800 to