SOLD Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of Lovely Woman in White and Blue, Presumed French mid-century west German pottery and it looks as if

and it looks as if added to over time

kept by a Gladys (aka Kitty

the stain is a little lighter behind it from the way the rest has aged

but only the early ones

SOLD Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of Lovely Woman in White and Blue, Presumed French mid-century west German pottery and it looks as ifI 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