New! - Lover's Eye Painting on a Le Tallec French Plate

Lover's Eye miniature paintings were popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries (Georgian and Regency periods), and were frequently incorporated in rings and lockets. This is a larger, modern version in oil, on an antique French dish by Le Tallec in fine porcelain, pale grey and hand-painted with a black honeycomb pattern and raised white delicate and ornate details. 4.75"