Aimée CHERON born JOVIN (Paris, 1821 - after 1906). Woman aged 3/4 to the left, with blue eyes and gray hair curled on the temples, wearing a black headdress, her black collar attached by a cameo. Oval miniature on ivory*. Signed and dated on the right : Aimée Chéron 1864 Size : 5 x 4.5 cm at sight In a gilded bronze frame topped by a ribbon, forming an easel. Gross weight : 145 gr Provenance : Probably offered by the artist to Cécile Villeneuve; kept in the descendants of Cécile Villeneuve. Like Cécile Colombet, Aimée Jovin was a student of François Meuret. Forced to work, she became like her friend a professional miniature painter. She made her debut at the Salon of 1848, got married in 1850 and exhibited under her married name in 1852, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1869, 1870. 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.