Gold Leafed Early Miniature Painting on Laquered Papier Mache in Daguerrotype Frame alligator paint Are they young friends or

Are they young friends or young lovers

(And I think it could be situated in the tradition of Shigaraki ware--rugged

horsehair bristles

Photos also show a little glare

with one light spot at the tip of one side of the exterior egg and a crack in one half of the second to smallest egg

Gold Leafed Early Miniature Painting on Laquered Papier Mache in Daguerrotype Frame alligator paint Are they young friends orA curious thing, which I purchased from a seller who knew nothing about it, but found it at an old estate. I believe it is quite an old painting, early 19th century I would guess, executed on what appears to be a gold leafed, black laquered paper mch (such as that one finds antique snuff boxes made of) surface. I think the two layered gold toned frame, with glass, is likely a later addition, as the inner frame conceals a little of the the painting,