Cecile VILLENEUVE born Colombet (1824-1901) Madame Persiani (1839-1914), a golden diadem in her black curly hair tied at the nape of her neck, in a parma dress and lace collar, roses on her bodice, a lace stole falling from her shoulders. Oval miniature on ivory*. Signed and dated 1879 on the right Identified and dated on the reverse: Madame Persiani / née Marie Dupond / Paris 1879 Size : 10 x 7.5 cm at sight In a gilded brass frame with bélière. (Sick glass). Gross weight : 39,6 gr Provenance: Preserved in the artist's descendants Daughter of Auguste Dupond and Félicité Noblet, Marie married Alexandre Persiani, diplomat appointed consul general of Russia in Belgrade in 1878, then first envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Russia in Serbia in 1890. The miniature was made in Paris between two stays of the model in Belgrade. 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 forbidden.