Antique French Snuff Box, Tortoise Shell, Silver, Gold Pique, Portrait Miniature Psyche and Cupid griffin The painting is particularly fine

The painting is particularly fine for these Grand Tour souvenir miniatures

there is some damage to the pale blue moire silk accordion style baffles but it will still extend up a few inches

displayed together as they are

Very little if any nips to the superb veneer work

Antique French Snuff Box, Tortoise Shell, Silver, Gold Pique, Portrait Miniature Psyche and Cupid griffin The painting is particularly fineRedheads! I love the images of Psyche and Cupid, c. 1700s to 1800s. A myriad of messages among the old French portraits of the 2, and this one is just charming! Psyche takes away Cupid's bow with one hand and his arrows with the other, a slight knowing smile on her face. Cupid, wings folded, stretches to reach for them, and the 'trouble' is at a stalemate. This depiction means love is too much trouble, or bother, and definitely a cessation is