Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling

Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling

Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling
Victorian hand painted miniature portraits were the predecessors of photography in an age when no other means of preserving a likeness was available. Painting surfaces for these miniature works of art varied from porcelain and celluloid to ivory. Here are three of these type of brooches, the exact dates of which are not known. 1 Gold Tone Lady with a necklace - unmarked - 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/4 inches. 800 Silver with round blue stones. Portrait signed MC - 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/4 inches. Has a bale for use as a pendant, too.

3 More primitive hand painted style - blue bow and ruffle - signed Rose - Sterling Frame, safety clasp- 1 3/4 in by 1 3/8 in. All three are in very good condition- no issues. One price for all three.


Three Antique Vtg Portrait Brooches, Pins Porcelain, Hand Painted Two Sterling