Attributed Louis Antoine Collas (French, 1775-1856), Portrait Miniature of a Woman

Circa 1810, watercolor on ivory, unsigned, the sitter with hair raised and wearing white dress, on a steel-blue background, presented in a velvet and silk case marked MSON B / BREVETE / S.D.G.D. to interior.

Case 3 1/2 x 3 in.; painting 3 x 2 3/8 in.

Collection of a Gentleman

Painting in good estate condition, some rubbing and discoloration along perimeter edge; case with minor soiling and surface wear commensurate with age.

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