Antique Austrian Portrait Miniature, Possibly The Young Son of Napoleon, c.1820s 18k scissors Vermeil (14-18k gold in heavy

Vermeil (14-18k gold in heavy layer on the sterling silver

The mother of pearl pen shown is only a prop and is not included

6 olive forks 4 1/8" long

Original fitted interior and linings but there is some spot staining in one or two areas

Antique Austrian Portrait Miniature, Possibly The Young Son of Napoleon, c.1820s 18k scissors Vermeil (14-18k gold in heavyThis miniature came to us from a disbursed collection out of Russia, and among those were several of this same child. I've looked at all the images of Napoleon's son (with Marie Louise), who spent most of his entire life at the Schnbrunn Palace, Vienna, home of his grandmother, Empress Maria Therese (Habsburg line). This boy looks incredibly like that child. The other portraits in the group or family collection included several Habsburg line images,