SOLD Antique 18K & Hand Painted Portrait Locket Brooch braid cameos became wildly popular and

cameos became wildly popular and were worn with great enthusiasm

With dynamic symmetry and ornate details

some wear on enamel

Made of 15 karat gold

green and red enameling

SOLD Antique 18K & Hand Painted Portrait Locket Brooch braid cameos became wildly popular andHand 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. This strikingly detailed portrait