Round Box Early 19th Century With Miniature On Ivory.

Pretty round box in composite material, probably horn or stone powder pressed and lacquered in imitation of porphyry. The lid is decorated with a miniature on ivory representing a very delicately painted portrait of a young boy. Very good state. Dimensions: diameter 8cm. Height: 2.2cm. Miniature only 5.4cm in diameter. Period: very beginning of the 19th century.