19th Century Miniature Painting of a Lady, Mounted to Vintage Italian Frame autumn Originally designed as a covered

Originally designed as a covered potpourri vase

The canvas is mounted on an English stretcher

Some wear from age and use is present

Founded in 1947

19th Century Miniature Painting of a Lady, Mounted to Vintage Italian Frame autumn Originally designed as a coveredThis exquisite miniature portrait is hand painted on ivory, a prized and luminous medium used by European artists for centuries to create detailed, lifelike portraits. Set within an ornate, carved giltwood Italian frame measuring 7. 5 x 8. 25, the portrait likely dates to the late 19th century and bears the signature Gaset, indicating a skilled but lesser known artist working in the academic style of the era. The subjecta finely dressed woman with a