AN OVAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE Possibly France or England, 18th century  Opaque pigments on oval ivory medallion, portraying a distinctive looking gentleman in three-quarter view wearing an Indian muslin shirt with typical floral patterns, a light pink jacket, white handkerchief around his neck tied into a rounded knot in the front, and a colourful Kashmiri shawl wrapped around his head in the fashion of a high turban typical of Northern India and Afghanistan, possibly representing a Western official or high commissioner portrayed with local clothing, the frame stamped '750' (18 carat gold), mounted, glazed and framed, 6cm long including the frame.