French Gold-mounted Tortoiseshell With Miniature. 18th Century

Circular box in blond tortoiseshell inlaid with a semi star and encircled by a gold frame. The independent lid is decorated with a miniature on ivory representing the portrait of a young child in a white dress and blue belt standing out on a uniform background. If the face is painted with small touches, the clothing is painted with large flat areas of color. Inscription reads: Adèle Dutilleul, comtesse de Mollien (1784-1878).
Adèle Rosalie Collart Dutilleul, also known as Juliette Collart Dutilleul, was the second wife of Count Nicolas-François Mollien (1758-1850), the minister of the Public Treasury and Peer of France beginning in 1819. She lived in the Château de Jeurre in Etampes, about 35 miles (55 km) south of Paris, and was a Lady-in-Waiting for Queen Marie-Amélie.
Miniature Diameter: 2.4 in (6 cm)
Box Diameter: 3.4 in (8.3 cm)
Height: 0.8 in (2 cm)
A few small sections of gold missing.
Late 18th century work.