RARE c.1700s Miniature Portrait of a Marriage, Dog, Doves, 2 Cupids, Symbols of Eternal Love, 18k Gold Locket Frame Mechanical French you simply couldn't find one

you simply couldn't find one in finer condition

25" in on a slight diagonal which ends before her neckline

and while we often get the individual coin purse or 'aide d' memoire' as this notebook is properly called (memory aid)

some wear in places but wonderfully preserved given the age

it seems there might have been another wrap or two of pearls but it's symmetrical so likely as it always was

RARE c.1700s Miniature Portrait of a Marriage, Dog, Doves, 2 Cupids, Symbols of Eternal Love, 18k Gold Locket Frame Mechanical French you simply couldn't find oneI have been so fortunate the things that have passed through my hands and collections over a lifetime! But I've never seen anything like this, in 4 decades of collecting, scouring museums, tucking the best into my own collections. This is a personal favorite! The painting was done in mid 1700s and commemorates the marriage and the eternal true love of 2 people. Rich in iconography: the dog is a symbol of fidelity; the doves of commitment and love; the