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Oval miniature painted in the hand representing the portrat of a pretty young girl with the ingenuous air, called Victoria, signed aingre and dated 1836, case in shagreen *, gilded brass frame, romantic XIXth century.
This miniature is in good condition and is of good quality. It is signed and dated on the left side and annotated on the back.
To note: the case is a little deformed and does not close (cf last photo), slight wear of time, see photos.
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* The shagreen
cartilaginous fish (skate or shark) leather that has been used for a long time in cabinetmaking, jackets, and more recently in leather goods. Halfway between the leather and the mineral, the shagreen is covered with silica beads and therefore difficult to tanner. It has various aspects: granular and glossy, or sanded: in this case it is smooth and reveals a small cell surface. There are 2 types of shagreen: small-grain shagreen and coarse-grained shagreen. The origin of the word "galuchat" dates back to the eighteenth century. It is the name of the first artisan who, in the West, knew how to work the leather of dogfish and skate. Jean-Claude Galluchat (with two "l") was a master buyer of King Louis XV ... or rather of the Marquise de Pompadour. This craftsman made so much reference to his time by dressing the rarest objects (chests, trunks, handfuls of swords, etc.) with this fish skin, that the proper name became synonymous with matter. Forgotten in the XIXth century, the galuchat resurfaced in the decorative arts in 1920, highlighted on the furniture signed by the great Art Deco designers such as Paul Iribe, André Groult and Jules Leleu.
