Antique French Hand Painted Portrait Miniature, Woman with Book, Mme Du Barry tantalus One tiny chip to the

One tiny chip to the mirror side of the handle

original mercury filled thermometer and very unique pastoral themed cow figures

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Antique French Hand Painted Portrait Miniature, Woman with Book, Mme Du Barry tantalus One tiny chip to theThis is noted on back as being Mme Du Barry, here in a casual pose with a book and an informal yellow gown with lace bodice scarf. The extra large size is impressive (see our final image) and three is no loss or damage to the painting. The painting is signed to the far right edge at the 3 o'clock position, but I can't make it out. It's shown very large and clearly for your review. I suspect this is a copy "apres" reproduction of a more full sized