Featured Antique? Miniature portrait help with age, Signature

Most expensive and smallest painting I ever bought lol.
I hope someone might be able to tell me from her clothing when this was painted? Also the signature, All I can read is W R Herve ?????
This is hand painted and measurements of the painting is
1 3/4" x 2 3/8" The frame I think is leather covered wood.
That's all I know at this point.
Sorry for the photographs. She is behind glass also.
Mikey

 

Can't help, but I like that one. It looks a very honest portrayal.

 

Sorry Didn't make that clear. the last part of the name I couldn't make out.
Mikey

 

The word appears to be Pinxit meaning "I Painted" in Latin.

Debora

 

And I think its Hervé.

Debora

 

There's nothing on the museum's web site about those miniatures and no information about W.R. Hervé on the internet. Strange. But, that said, the miniature appears to be what it purports to be and is consistant with the other examples.

Debora

 

Those three sitters could well be related. Same coloring, deep set eyes, strong noses and cleft chins.

Debora

 

Sally is in the same frame as mine. Different color felt. But the same. Thank you @Debora for solving the mystery on the signature.
So 1830s American? And on Ivory?

 

Duh! My bad. (Although women's names do change.)

Debora

 

Ah... Found another miniature by W.R. Hervé. Silas Olmsted Jr. New Yorker and pioneer Illinois settler.

Debora

 

Will be happy to try in the AM.....am on my iPad in bed & ready to fall asleep.....zzzzzzzzzz

 

If they are painted on Ivory are they illegal to sell? I'm not about to take it apart to find out.

 

Lovely little portrait.

 

From this detail, it does look painted on ivory:


Where would you sell this? (Cuz I'd be interested in watching.)

This is the best I could do on the siggy: