Charming Antique Portrait Miniature of Children, Boy and Girl in French Empire Bronze Frame vintage jewelry They do not detract from

They do not detract from this magnificent chest

from inside) and some of those panels have a line visible to the outside where they're joined

I've been unable to find reference easily for this artist

These artists were just tradesmen/woman in their time

a dignitary or Nobleman who remains unidentified

Charming Antique Portrait Miniature of Children, Boy and Girl in French Empire Bronze Frame vintage jewelry They do not detract fromThis is a 'marriage' of 2 fine antiques. A darling portrait miniature of 2 children, brother and sister, painted by an artist who has not signed the work, on an oval plaque which dates between cc. 1790 1830, and it's been kept in a same period frame but it has a round aperture, so it seems unlikely they started out together. Each one is a valuable antique on its own, and it's the way they were when I found them in France ages ago, probably a century