SOLD Antique 9K & Hand Painted Enamel Brooch pinchbeck The ribbon like metal work

The ribbon like metal work wends around the four stones while also twisting

set in a contrasting brown and gray color scheme

Depicting a female figure with diaphanous veils pausing at an Iconic Classical column

Dimensions: 8

SOLD Antique 9K & Hand Painted Enamel Brooch pinchbeck The ribbon like metal workHand 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