C. 1922 Painting in Miniature after GREUZE, "Le Deux Amies", Artist Signed "Nimes Gardelli" Scottish portrait no restorations or holes

no restorations or holes

along with the inside and outside of the case

and everyone's favorite: blue and white

There is a glass ink pot in the left well but it's missing in the right side

C. 1922 Painting in Miniature after GREUZE, "Le Deux Amies", Artist Signed "Nimes Gardelli" Scottish portrait no restorations or holesFor centuries tourists have wandered the great art museums of Europe and wanted to take home their favorite paintings. Now we do so with digital photos on our iPhones, but long ago a lot of artists made a living doing miniatures of those famous paintings and selling them as souvenirs. Mostly we see them from the 19th century, but this particularly fine one is from a bit over 100 years ago, c. 1922, and was done by an artist in Florence. The backing