Cécile VILLENEUVE née Colombet (1824-1901) Augustine, young girl with a braid tied with a pink satin ribbon, three-quarter right, blue eyes, wearing a white dress with thin sleeves. Oval miniature on ivory*. Titled and dated on the reverse: "Etude mars 1893 / Augusne Mendlering (?) Size : 9,4 x 7,7 cm (curved ivory) In a parma velvet frame Weight : 8,6 gr Provenance: Preserved in the artist's descendants According to the regulation that came into force on January 19, 2022, the intra-European Union trade of ivory is subject to obtaining a CIC certificate. Re-exportation outside the European Union is forbidden.