Antique French Kiln-fired Enamel Portrait Miniature, Miss Elizabeth, in Carved Alabaster Frame Count Mirabeau a couple of bodkin-like tools

a couple of bodkin-like tools that double as crochet hooks and are as ornate as any I've ever seen

The rear panel with less ornate carved figural griffin accents

While there is a lock

or worked back into wall paneling or cabinetry

be sure to look at them all

Antique French Kiln-fired Enamel Portrait Miniature, Miss Elizabeth, in Carved Alabaster Frame Count Mirabeau a couple of bodkin-like toolsFound in France, a wonderful 19th century kiln fired enamel portrait of Miss Elizabeth, sister of ill fated French King Louis XVI, sister in law to Marie Antoinette. The enamel work is an arduous and exacting art, worked in powders on a copper plaque, kiln fired in layers to reveal the figure and brilliant colors. This work has shimmering foil also behind the glassine enamel. Unique to this art, the original large intricately carved alabaster frame