PAIR (2) Antique Portrait Miniatures, Couple on Porcelain Plaques, French Paste Gem Frames quill pen A veneer split to the

A veneer split to the top blocks

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PAIR (2) Antique Portrait Miniatures, Couple on Porcelain Plaques, French Paste Gem Frames quill pen A veneer split to theExquisite pair of hand painted oil portrait miniatures, each on convex porcelain plaques and not a bit of loss. But the truly stunning combination of these paintings and their original Victorian, Napoleon III era French paste gem frames quite astounding. The frames are exceptionally fine and rare antiques on their own. That they still hold both portraits and there is not a bit of loss shows how truly treasured they were. Portraits either at a