French Ormolu Casket with Portrait Miniature, 19th Century while the water is handled

while the water is handled with movement and light

though partially legible and requiring further research

Signature: Signed G Armfield lower left

incorporating real human hair into the composition

Continental Style

French Ormolu Casket with Portrait Miniature, 19th Century while the water is handledFrench 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