SOLD Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of Lovely Woman in White and Blue, Presumed French black glass pin cube a majority executed in white

a majority executed in white thread

There are a couple of small spots of loss just to the surface patina

and what I'd guess are composition shoes

as the dish was made in Germany

I'm thinking perhaps this was one the topper to something

SOLD Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of Lovely Woman in White and Blue, Presumed French black glass pin cube a majority executed in whiteI am not a great expert on portrait miniatures, but am pretty certain this one, of a lovely young woman in empire gown and high ruffled collar, is French, c 1810s 20s. Curiously, it seems as if the painter preferred painting patterned fabric to rendering a hand at bottom, though what looks like the edge of a sleeve cuff peeks out to the right, so perhaps there is a story there maybe our sitter lost a hand, who knows? There is a little damage loss to