Antique Edwardian 14k Gold Seed Pearl Cartouche Frame, Child Miniature Portrait tea Works of this artist are

Works of this artist are offered well at noted international auction houses

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Antique Edwardian 14k Gold Seed Pearl Cartouche Frame, Child Miniature Portrait tea Works of this artist areLate Victorian to early Edwardian English frame, 14k gold & seed pearl monogram. Marketed via Regent Street seller, "Alex B Jones & Co, at 154 Regent St." (London) a very elegant shopping street then and now. Lovely padded velvet body of frame (over wood) has a leather covered back with easel, gold embossment, and holds the charming pencil and gouache portrait of a small child inside. The artwork is unsigned, but an original, not a print, and is done