Antique French Napoleon Era Portrait Miniature in 18k Gold Locket Frame, ID'd Artist: Julie BOILY, c.1810 Dieppe France There is a very slight

There is a very slight brownish coloration impacting the sky to the side of the monument

The work is exquisite on each piece

If only we knew to whom the initials belonged

should you decide to have it done - don't you just love these magnificent mid-1800s sets

Antique French Napoleon Era Portrait Miniature in 18k Gold Locket Frame, ID'd Artist: Julie BOILY, c.1810 Dieppe France There is a very slightArtist signed: J. Boily (active 1810 1826) Lyon, France. A superb Napoleon era portrait miniature of a beautiful woman, her gown and jewelry and the outdoor setting combine to a thrilling museum quality portrait. Youth and beauty, a palpable natural sensuality (and a visible nipple, so also a 'naughty' category), she wears the red sash cape that tells us she was likely a Royalist who lost someone to the guillotine, during "The Terror", late 1700s. She