Antique Swiss Vermeil & Hand Painted Enamel Portrait Brooch flowers five beautifully carved

five beautifully carved

it was incorporated into all sorts of jewelry

A great example of the Victorians' love of adorning themselves with anything and everything they found

The use of paste remained common in fine jewelry

Charles attempted to rule as an absolute monarch and was forced to abdicate

Antique Swiss Vermeil & Hand Painted Enamel Portrait Brooch flowers five beautifully carvedHand 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. This fabulous portrait brooch depicts a Swiss beauty