Charming Antique Portrait Miniature of Children, Boy and Girl in French Empire Bronze Frame vintage jewelry it was a memory kept

it was a memory kept

not uncommon with smaller parts

from inside) and some of those panels have a line visible to the outside where they're joined

The painting on its stretcher is 24 1/2" x 19"

Charming Antique Portrait Miniature of Children, Boy and Girl in French Empire Bronze Frame vintage jewelry it was a memory keptThis is a 'marriage' of 2 fine antiques. A darling portrait miniature of 2 children, brother and sister, painted by an artist who has not signed the work, on an oval plaque which dates between cc. 1790 1830, and it's been kept in a same period frame but it has a round aperture, so it seems unlikely they started out together. Each one is a valuable antique on its own, and it's the way they were when I found them in France ages ago, probably a century