Lupenmalerei - an antique miniature with a portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Such items were popular in the late 19th - early 20th centuries as souvenirs and decorative objects, often created in the Rococo or Second Empire style, inspired by famous paintings of that era.
Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette. In such miniatures, she is often depicted in a lavish dress and a feathered hat, consistent with 18th-century fashion.
Materials and Technique:
The miniature is executed using a fine painting method (sometimes called "lupenmalerei" or "magnifying glass painting") on a bone or porcelain plate.
The portrait is enclosed in a delicate frame of gilded bronze or brass, adorned with ornamentation.
The outer decorative frame is also made of engraved bone segments.
Period of Creation: Most likely, the item dates from the late 19th century or early 20th century (around 1880–1920).
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