Antique French Oval Miniature Portrait Frame | Cast Bronze Doré, Louis XV Rococo, 19th Century terracotta Unglazed foot and lower body

Unglazed foot and lower body

Dating to the late 19th or early 20th century

in Faubourg Saint-Honoré**

edge losses

4” to mouth

Antique French Oval Miniature Portrait Frame | Cast Bronze Doré, Louis XV Rococo, 19th Century terracotta Unglazed foot and lower bodyCadre Miniature en Bronze Dor 2 1 4" H 1 1 2" W A French oval miniature portrait frame in cast bronze dor confirmed by the reddish undertone visible beneath the gilt and the uniform verdigris patina throughout. Louis XV Rococo, 19th century. The asymmetric C scroll surround with floral clusters and modeled bloom crest is fully in the Rococo vocabulary animated, organic, and finely cast. The moir silk interior lining may be original. Dual function: a