Antique French Portrait Miniature by Gabriel Paul GUILLOT (1850-1914), Young Beauty compendium but also for the upper

but also for the upper middle class

and can tell you that the wafer upon which she is painted (in gouache) has been adhered to a card backing

there are also others with a variety of maker marks

this is known as a Bonne nuit (good night) set in France

black with a line of gold

Antique French Portrait Miniature by Gabriel Paul GUILLOT (1850-1914), Young Beauty compendium but also for the upperArtist: Gabriel Paul GUILLOT (1850 1914). This portrait miniature is rather unique for his work, which usually is in larger format. The oldest auction result ever registered on ArtPrice for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1998, at Christie's, which sold again in 2011 for $10,000, the highest figure I could find gained by Mr. Guillot's works which seem to range between $400 $1500 most generally. The most recent auction result is a