Pair of Miniature Portraits, c. 1820s-30s: Very Handsome Young Man in Uniform and Young Woman with Ringlets carved pine Great forms--I really love these

Great forms--I really love these long pointy toes-- etched with pinprick type detailing for the eyeholes and along the tops

and flowers and trees everywhere

with an alphabet running A to R (clearly there was never more than that) and then this terrific monogram MAM at center

A few scattered stains

with names of multiple users written on different pages

Pair of Miniature Portraits, c. 1820s-30s: Very Handsome Young Man in Uniform and Young Woman with Ringlets carved pine Great forms--I really love theseSuch a handsome and very royal looking young subject in this c. 1820 30s miniature portrait, making one think of Timothy Chalamet poised for a period drama! His face and uniform look very French to me, but there is English language newspaper covering portions of the reverse, so perhaps painted in England. I imagine that with some research someone could figure out exactly who he is, but I'd be content just to keep company with him. Unsigned as far as I