Antique French Miniature Portrait Painting, Saint Jean Baptiste Religious Scene espuelas Total silver weight is 272

Total silver weight is 272

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active 1862 to 1872 in Amiens

All housed in the original presentation box bearing a label for makers Gay et Perrin

Antique French Miniature Portrait Painting, Saint Jean Baptiste Religious Scene espuelas Total silver weight is 272Antique French miniature portrait painting gouache on thin wafer depicting Saint Jean Baptiste. He is wearing a sheepskin and holding a staff proclaiming Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the lamb of God). Beautifully hand painted, he is depicted against a blue sky surrounded by a forest setting. Housed under glass with gilded brass surround in a wooden frame. In overall good antique condition with general wear commensurate with age and use, some scratches