Caroline Anne HAILLECOURT (Metz, 1817- Metz, 1869). Woman with a lost look, in a mauve dress, black shawl, an orange and black ribbon in her lace headdress tied under the neck Oval miniature on ivory*. Signed and dated on the right: "C. Haillecourt 1863". Size : 9,1 x 7,2 cm at sight (wetness in the periphery) Beautiful gilt bronze frame with ribbon knot forming an easel, total height 16,5 cm Gross weight : 393,9 g Pupil in Paris of Mme de Mirbel and in Metz of the painter Laurent Charles Maréchal, she settled in Metz and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1840 to 1863, noticed by the critics as early as 1840 and awarded in 1841. She also exhibited regularly in Nancy. Her miniatures are rarely seen nowadays, mainly because of the destruction in Metz during the Second World War. According to the regulation that came into force on January 19, 2022, intra-European Union trade in ivory is subject to obtaining a CIC certificate. Re-exportation outside the European Union is prohibited.