Antique Watercolor Portrait Gentleman in Tails, Cravat, Gilt Shadow Frame 13 1/4" x 11" bread All of the sterling tops

All of the sterling tops bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark

They're always interesting and certainly can be worked into your own custom cabinetry

This one weighs 35 grams and is in fine condition as you can see from the images

he stands a hair under 14"

Antique Watercolor Portrait Gentleman in Tails, Cravat, Gilt Shadow Frame 13 1/4" x 11" bread All of the sterling topsDating c. 1880s, this brilliant watercolor portrait in its original frame must surely have been a fine French aristocrat dressed for hunt or horse racing event. Long sporting tail coat, jodhpurs (riding pants) and the top of a riding crop in his gloved hand. Artist signed, and I would have to guess, "A Lebraun Dervais". I'm not positive I've read it right. Framed elegantly, too, in a shadow box frame that has about 1" depth and a cover glass still in