SOLD Antique 9K & Hand Painted Enamel Brooch pinchbeck Size (can be moderately resized):

Size (can be moderately resized): 6

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

it's great to gaze at

set in a contrasting brown and gray color scheme

rose-cut diamonds

SOLD Antique 9K & Hand Painted Enamel Brooch pinchbeck Size (can be moderately resized):Hand 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