Hand Painted Vintage Porcelain Portrait Brooch

This is a lovely hand painted porcelain scene of a young victorian lady in large sunbonnet picking pink roses. The colors are all muted pastels beautifully blended. Goldtone accents and mounted on brass. Older c-clasp.

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Portrait Jewelry was a favorite of our ancestors and their skills and

love for the art were passed down for generations. The beautiful images including loved ones, flowers and pastoral romantic scenes were favorite subjects.

Although similar in design, each one became a one of a kind work of art.

Hand painting was of the finest and was done on porcelain, ivory and

other materials. For those not so artistically inclined,(or later for mass production) lithography was applied to the base and then "hand touched" or accented by another. One famous designer of such  lithography was "Fraggonard".

These romantic scenes are usually signed at the bottom. Factories in Limoges, France supplied porcelain blanks and lithographies were done for for young women to use as a parlor craft to increase their "cultural" dowery

Most of our items are vintage and are as acquired, unless we tell you otherwise. Therefore expect them to be in "Vintage" condition. We do not thoroughly clean our vintage jewelry, leaving that to the preferences of the buyer, and if there are any serious problems, flaws or noticeable repairs, we will try to note it in the description.  If you are not satisfied with your purchase for any reason, we will always accept returns or otherwise try to make you a satisfied customer. Our return policy can be found at the top of the item page.

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