Round tortoiseshell box miniature painted portrait of Queen France Mary Stuart 19th
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Round tortoiseshell box decorated on the lid with a hand-painted miniature representing the double portrait of the young Mary Stuart* of Scotland, wearing a fleur-de-lis crown and a wide lace collar, at the time of her marriage to Francis II (King of France 1559-1560), from the 19th century.
This box is in good condition, superb quality.
Please note: slight scratches on the scale, slight wear from time, see photos.
* Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland (1542-1587) executed on the orders of the Queen of England Elizabeth I, was Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567. She was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, and the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII of England. Through her marriage to Francis II, she was also Queen consort of France from July 10, 1559 to December 5, 1560.