SOLD Antique 9K & Hand Painted Enamel Brooch pinchbeck it is full of delightful

it is full of delightful details

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

Created from the mold of an actual rat skull

The deep orange of the background has been revealed beneath the whiter layer which depicts a Roman soldier in profile

SOLD Antique 9K & Hand Painted Enamel Brooch pinchbeck it is full of delightfulHand 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