SOLD Antique Silver, Coral & Hand Painted Portrait Brooch/Pendant lapis lazuli We see it in the

We see it in the heraldic crests of noble families in the real world

and soon they began to see small red beetles with seven black spots in their fields

Metal: 14K yellow & white gold

using a 14 karat yellow gold shank

SOLD Antique Silver, Coral & Hand Painted Portrait Brooch/Pendant lapis lazuli We see it in theHand 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