Antique c.1823 French Portrait Miniature, Beautiful Blond Girl with Huge Blue Eyes, Signed lancet etui Slight magnification for we aging

Slight magnification for we aging but fabulous baby boomers who now need just a touch of something to make that tiny text readable (sound familiar

though we are unsure if it is original

it's only rarely that we find the matching pair still together - rarer still to find them in their original presentation case

The heavy case bronze lamp and tin/tole shade combine to nearly 7 lbs

the gold links or wire will hold it for your enjoyment in wear

Antique c.1823 French Portrait Miniature, Beautiful Blond Girl with Huge Blue Eyes, Signed lancet etui Slight magnification for we agingI can make out the "1823" below an unreadable signature on this one. What a rare beauty she truly is. Large expressive blue eyes and a Cupid's bow mouth, her blond hair swept up in the fashion of her time, and trimmed with 2 simple and elegantly placed royal blue ribbons. A young woman this stunning needs no jewelry. I found her in France. Very good to excellent for age and type. Well preserved under the original convex cover glass, and backed by a