Antique French Napoleon Era Portrait Miniature in 18k Gold Locket Frame, ID'd Artist: Julie BOILY, c.1810 Dieppe France There is a very slight

There is a very slight brownish coloration impacting the sky to the side of the monument

but not distracting

home of his grandmother

Absolutely exquisite & rare antique French Victorian era hand carved walnut 32" tall wall mirror with shelf

Antique French Napoleon Era Portrait Miniature in 18k Gold Locket Frame, ID'd Artist: Julie BOILY, c.1810 Dieppe France There is a very slightArtist signed: J. Boily (active 1810 1826) Lyon, France. A superb Napoleon era portrait miniature of a beautiful woman, her gown and jewelry and the outdoor setting combine to a thrilling museum quality portrait. Youth and beauty, a palpable natural sensuality (and a visible nipple, so also a 'naughty' category), she wears the red sash cape that tells us she was likely a Royalist who lost someone to the guillotine, during "The Terror", late 1700s. She