French Ormolu Casket with Portrait Miniature, 19th Century • France

• France

incorporating real human hair into the composition

whose tender and contemplative religious portraits were deeply admired throughout Europe

Continental Style

while the water is handled with movement and light

French Ormolu Casket with Portrait Miniature, 19th Century • FranceFrench Ormolu Casket with Portrait Miniature, 19th Century An elegant 19th century French ormolu jewelry or trinket casket, the lid inset with a finely hand painted portrait miniature of a lady in powdered wig and ribbon, likely evoking an 18th century court beauty. The portrait is framed under convex glass, surrounded by rich repouss and cast ornament in neoclassical taste, with laurel garlands, scrolls, and textural ground. The body of the box is of