SOLD Antique Silver, Coral & Hand Painted Portrait Brooch/Pendant lapis lazuli romantic image set in silver

romantic image set in silver

using a 14 karat yellow gold shank

We see it in the heraldic crests of noble families in the real world

lead us to believe that this piece is Spanish or Portuguese in origin

Cross is 3" x 1 1/2"

SOLD Antique Silver, Coral & Hand Painted Portrait Brooch/Pendant lapis lazuli romantic image set in silverHand painted miniature portraits were the predecessors of photographs. When there was no other way to record a likeness of someone, the miniatures were treasured and passed down in families. Some portrait miniatures were painted of a specific person, and others were of classic style beauties rather than a particular real person. Often, these pieces were made into jewelry and worn as decoration, such as our brooch. The Victorians loved to hearken back