VILLENEUVE Adèle - Cécile - Désirée, born Colombet Paris 1824 - id. ; 1901 Portrait of a young girl with a white bonnet. Miniature on ivory of oval shape Signed lower right on the side and dated 1878. Annotated or countersigned on the reverse 8BRE 1878 Cécile VILLENEUVE. H. 8 cm - L. 7 cm A Second Empire gilt bronze frame in the 18th century style with a string of pearls, flowering branches and a knotted ribbon in the upper part.

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