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PORTRAIT JEWELRY
It can be hand painted on ivory, porcelain, paper or
mother-of-pearl…. it can be set in gold with precious gems, mounted on jet
or simply costume jewelry… it can be a lovely lady, a dignified gentleman
or a charming child.
Portrait jewelry is a sentimental favorite, a personality
captured in time and a classic fashion accessory.
In the days before photography, a hand-painted portrait miniature was a
desirable keepsake or love token. While some of these miniature art works
were done of actual people including both royalty and everyday folks, others
were painted of mythological characters and idealized lovely ladies. Mother-of-pearl, ivory and vellum were
often used as paint surfaces. Settings range from the simplest rolled gold
twist frame brooch to gem encrusted wonders. Artists who did portrait
miniatures were called "limners" and they did not only pieces for jewelry,
but also work meant to be framed for display, often in lacquered wood or
ivory embellished frames. Some traveled from city to city taking
commissions as they went. Portraits could be worn on velvet ribbons around
the neck, as brooches, rings and bracelets, and in lockets. Even men
occasionally worn portraits suspended around the neck under their shirts.
Artist-signed pieces, lovely
ladies and children, dated pieces and identifiable individuals often command
the highest prices. Portraits that combine
enclosures for hair or include an engraved notation are also sought after.
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VICTORIAN 14k gentleman’s portrait 2-1/8" oval brooch engraved on the
back "Catherine Graham, Albany NY".
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Group of Victorian portrait, photographic and memorial
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PORTRAIT Miniature This portrait hand painted on ivory, 2-2/3", circa 1840 also has
a lock of hair on the back. This brooch was featured in Victorian
Homes Magazine in an article called "Large Portraits, Small
Sentiments", December 2005. It also was featured in Southeastern Antiquing &
Collecting Magazine, August 2003.
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PORTRAIT hand
painted portrait miniature on ivory , a lovely lady in a brass frame, she
wears a pink rose on her bodice, 2" by 1-1/2".
View #V24370
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VICTORIAN portrait brooch set in mother-of-pearl, 1-5/8 inch. View
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PORTRAIT hand painted portrait of a beautiful auburn-haired lady,
masterfully done and framed in brass that has etched flowers and leaves
designs on it, 4" by 3-1/4". The painting on this is fragile, and
there are two places where it has rubbed off a bit, at 4 o’clock and 7:00
o’clock, as seen in the close-ups. It now has a clear cover on it to
protect it. Wouldn’t it be fun to know who she was?
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PORTRAIT gold tone silver gilt
hinged bracelet with cloisonné enamel on silver center, 6-3/4" with 1-1/2" front
and 1" wide back. Intricate wirework with scrolls and bead work with a beautiful
painted lady wearing a gold necklace and a veil. View
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VICTORIAN or late Georgian portraits necklace, total length 14-1/2" with the
larger ovals 1-1/4" by 3/4" and the smaller 1/3" by 1/2". The portraits are
enamel on silver metal with hand painted faces. Two of the portraits have been
re-worked so they look a bit different and while I don’t find it very
distracting, I did price this "as-is" because of that. An unusual and amazing
piece and each portrait is a little different.
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PORTRAIT
brooch set in silver with lovely etched designs
all the way around the frame and a flip-up hook for a chain on the back ,
2-1/3" by 2". I suspect this is set in 800/1000 silver and that it was
inspired by artist Angelo Asti, (born in Italy in 1847 and died in 1903).
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VICTORIAN jet hand
painted child on porcelain brooch, 1-1/3".
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VICTORIAN
hand painted child pendant, crack on front and repair on loop, 1-3/4".
View #V27781 |
VICTORIAN
jet with "Vagabond Boy" portrait on porcelain pierced earrings, 2".
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VICTORIAN jet and hand painted on porcelain lady in pink and blue
portrait brooch, Greek key design edge, 1-7/8" by 1-1/2".
This has scratches on the back side.
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VICTORIAN portrait earrings set in gold, 1-1/4" pendant only, 1-7/8"
total length. View
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VICTORIAN jet pendant with
hand painted porcelain lady portrait, 2".This brooch was featured in
Victorian Homes Magazine in an article called "Large Portraits, Small
Sentiments", December 2005
View #V25926 |
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VICTORIAN jet
hand painted praying child teardrop shaped 2-1/4" portrait pendant on 20"
fabric ribbon.
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VICTORIAN jet pendant
with hand painted porcelain child wearing a fancy cap portrait, 1-1/2".
View #V29279 |
VICTORIAN 2-1/4"
portrait pendant with 1/3" loop.
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VICTORIAN jet painted
cherub portrait with hair compartment, 1-3/4" by 1-1/4". Raphael
(Raffaello Sanzio, 1483-1520) was a great, late Renaissance Italian artist.
Raphael’s Cherub is part of his early 1500s Sistine Chapel murals in the
Vatican. Many Victorian pieces were made with this as their inspiration,
including this one.
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VICTORIAN jet cherub 1-7/8"
by 1-1/2" locket with photo and hair on back suspended on a 20" faceted French
jet glass beads chain. Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio,
1483-1520) was a great, late Renaissance Italian artist. Raphael’s Cherub is
part of his early 1500s Sistine Chapel murals in the Vatican. Many Victorian
pieces were made with this as their inspiration, including this one. A
similar piece can be seen on page 167 of Bell’s "Collecting Victorian
Jewelry". View
View #V29917 |
VICTORIAN jet
pendant with hand painted porcelain green Tyrolean boy portrait, 2-1/2" by
1-1/4" pendant on carved jet beads 18" necklace.
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VICTORIAN Whitby jet and porcelain pendant, lovely lady holding a dove,
1-3/4" by 1-1/3" on a 24" ribbon.
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VICTORIAN carte de visite of a lady wearing a locket on a long black ribbon
and a hand painted Gypsy Boy set in jet brooch, 2-1/2" by 4". Dated on
the back 10/87, "W. McLiesh
Photographer, 71 Northgate, Darlington".
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VICTORIAN gypsy boy transfer
portrait pin with hand painted details in a yellow gold twist setting brooch,
2-1/4" by 1-7/8". This design was taken from the "Neapolitan Fisher
Boy" After Gustav Richter. View
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VICTORIAN
painted porcelain set in jet boy portrait brooch, 2-1/8". For a
similar piece see page 32 in Helen Muller’s "Jet Jewellery and Ornaments".
This brooch was featured in Victorian Homes Magazine in an article
called "Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005
View #V25351 |
VICTORIAN 2"
"gypsy boy" hand detailed portrait on jet segmented bracelet 1" wide and
strung on elastic, fits a 6 to 6-1/2" wrist.
View #V28835 |
VICTORIAN carved
jet with hand painted porcelain green Tyrolean boy tie pin, 7/8" by 5/8" by
2-1/3". View
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VICTORIAN jet brooch with
inset hand painted porcelain "Tyrolean boy", 1-3/4".
View #V29224 |
VICTORIAN vulcanite pendant
with hand painted porcelain pink "Tyrolean boy" portrait, 2-5/8".
View #V29161 |
VICTORIAN
vulcanite green boy pendant, 2-5/8".
View #V28876 |
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VICTORIAN jet teardrop pendant with transfer and hand
detailed Gypsy boy portrait, one tiny flea bite visible only from back, 2"
with 3/4" loop. View
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VICTORIAN lady wearing
a portrait brooch and pendant watch. Cabinet card in folder marked, "Miller,
Union Block, Mt. Vernon, O." and hand written in red ink on front, "Alta
Woodruff Houk, age 18".
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VICTORIAN painted
gypsy boy brooch set in black pressed horn brooch, 1-1/2".
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PASTE French miniature
brooch, portrait in black and white on ivory set with clear pastes in silver
with safety chain, 1-1/3" by 1". She wears a powdered wig with flowers in
her hair and on her bodice, great detail.
View #Q33328 |
VICTORIAN Whitby jet
with painted gypsy boy brooch, unusually thick jet, 2-5/8" by 2-1/8".
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VICTORIAN painted
porcelain plaques to be used for jewelry, most often set in jet.
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JEWELRY box with Mme DeBrun’s portrait on the top of a gold washed
and decorated box with a mirror in the lid. The lady shown wears a
white turban and ruffle around the neck on a blue satin dress. It’s
painted on a porcelain disk with the name "Lebrun" on the back. It’s lid
is 4-1/2" by 3-3/4". The box is 1-1/2" deep with lovely applied textured
designs all the way around the sides and four little feet. This could
also be called a dresser box. The last two photos show how lovely a
portrait collection can be!
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JEWELRY box with a portrait top on a gold washed metal box. with a
hand painted portrait of a lovely woman on the lid and applied decorations front
and back. It is delicately lined with a faded pink tufted fabric and has tiny
ribbon florets around the mirror, It is 3-3/4" by 3" across the top and almost
2" not counting the four little feet. The lining does show wear, but it is in
overall lovely vintage condition. The last two photos show how lovely a
portrait collection can be!
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VICTORIAN 10-14k hand painted portrait brooch with a
pop-up loop for a chain, hand
painted with gold trim, marked "DIBB 10k" at the back bottom, 2-1/8"
by 1-5/8". It is marked 14k on the catch and 10k on the frame, chain
tests 10k but catch isn’t. I am puzzled by the bubbly-looking area where the
necklace or possibly lacy is. But the frame with it’s twisted wire
accent all around it sets this piece off so well.
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VICTORIAN bellman’s cap
transfer with hand painted transfer details portrait brooch in twisted gold
tone frame, 2-1/3".This brooch was featured in Victorian Homes Magazine in
an article called "Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005.
View #V27593 |
VICTORIAN yellow
gold enamel painted portrait pierced earrings, pendant portion 1-1/3".
See Bell’s "Collecting Victorian Jewelry" page 158.
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VICTORIAN lady hand painted porcelain brooch, she is wearing a pink rose and
necklace, 1-7/8". This brooch was featured in
Victorian Homes Magazine in an
article called "Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005and
the jpg of the page is shown here below.
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DELICATE portrait brooch set in 14k yellow gold with 6 pearls in the
surrounding lace-like frame, 1-1/3". There’s a flip-up loop for a chain
so this can be worn as a necklace, too, and it is marked "14K"
on the back. View #V41052 |
VICTORIAN small bust of a lovely lady in cast metal with a shimmering golden
tone finish. It is 5" tall and 1-5/8" at the widest. In a 1902 Becken
Catalog, these are called "Library Statuary" and many styles and sizes were
offered. You can see some examples
HERE. As can be seen in the photos, the finish does have some wear
commiserate with it’s age.
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PORTRAIT brooch with a hand painted portrait under glass surrounded
with natural pearls and set in 800/1000 silver, 1-3/4" by 1-1/3".
The intricate detail in this portrait is beyond amazing! It looks a bit
like the Armada portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England, some of which
you can see
HERE. The crown she wears in this portrait can also be seen on
a table behind her in one of the portraits. What do you think? She also
wear a cross and ropes of pearls with her stiff lacey neck ruff.
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PORTRAIT brooch hand painted on porcelain
in a twisted gold tone setting. This brooch was featured in
Victorian Homes Magazine in an article called "Large Portraits, Small
Sentiments", December 2005. It also was featured in Southeastern Antiquing &
Collecting Magazine, August 2003.
View #V23717 |
VICTORIAN lady
wearing the same portrait brooch shown at left and watch chain. Cabinet Card size 4-1/4" by
6-1/2" marked "Jacoby, Minneapolis" on the front. |
VICTORIAN
portrait brooch, 2-1/2". This lady dressed in plum is delicately hand
painted on a porcelain disk set into a twisted gold filled setting. Notice
the detail of the feather in her hat. This brooch was featured in
Victorian Homes Magazine in an article called "Large Portraits, Small
Sentiments", December 2005. It also was featured in Southeastern Antiquing &
Collecting Magazine, August 2003.
View #V22943 |
VICTORIAN painted
porcelain portrait brooch, 2" with tiny factory face "dimple".
View #V24885 |
VICTORIAN lady
wearing a portrait brooch and a watch chain with a ring as an ornament.
Cabinet card size 4-1/4" by 6-1/2" marked on the front "Younge, Over
Glenn’s, Franklin Square, Utica, NY".
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VICTORIAN porcelain portrait
brooch 2-1/4" in gold tone frame.
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VICTORIAN hand painted portrait brooch of an auburn-haired lady with
sausage curls and pink
roses in her hair, what a charmer with her sweet smile. It is 2-1/8" by 1-5/8".
It is painted on an oval china disk which is mounted on a gold colored
metal backing. It has a gold colored painted edge that highlights the
portrait, too.
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PORTRAIT hand painted on
porcelain lady portrait brooch, small sized 1-1/4". (Seen in Christie
Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page
111.)
View #Q32159 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver and
painted porcelain brooch with ribbon motif frame circa 1900, remade pin back, 2" by
1-3/4". View
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PORTRAIT porcelain transfer
portrait brooch, lady with green veil and necklace i silver tone setting,
circa 1900, wear on finish visible under 10x magnification only, 1-1/2".
This brooch was featured in Victorian Homes Magazine in an article
called "Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005 issue.
View #Y25355 |
TRANSFER on porcelain poppy
lady portrait unset plaque, small sized at 1-1/4" by 7/8". Similar piece can
be seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 111.
View #Q34671 |
VICTORIAN
vintage Mucha style lady transfer with hand painted details on porcelain
portrait pin, wear on finish visible under 10x magnification only, circa
1900, 1-3/4" by 1-1/3". This brooch was featured in Victorian Homes
Magazine in an article called "Large Portraits, Small
Sentiments", December 2005 issue.
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VICTORIAN hand painted portrait brooch, lady in feathered hat set in
gold tone, 1-1/2" by 1-1/8".
View #V30093 |
VICTORIAN photograph of a lady
wearing a portrait brooch on a black velvet ribbon. Jarvis White & Co.,
Davenport, Iowa. View
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VICTORIAN large hand
tinted transfer on porcelain detailed lovely lady in gold tone twist setting
brooch, 2-1/3".
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VICTORIAN gypsy boy transfer
portrait pin with hand painted details in a yellow gold twist setting brooch,
2-1/4" by 1-7/8". This image was inspired by a painting by the artist
Gustav Richter called "Portrait of a Neapolitan". This was a popular image and
was used on porcelain as well as jewelry. View
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GEORGIAN brooch of a
hand painted portrait on ivory under glass set in silver with rubies. A
similar brooch can be see in Dawes "Georgian Jewelry" page 130. #VHM7 |
VICTORIAN "Vagabond Boy" transfer brooch with hand painted details,
circa 1880, 2". This image was inspired by a painting by the artist
Gustav Richter called "Portrait of a Neapolitan". See Bell’s "Victorian Jewelry" page 143. This
brooch was featured in Victorian Homes Magazine in an article called
"Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005.
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VICTORIAN hand tinted little girl photo brooch with seed
pearls set in sterling, 7/8". #V27599 |
VICTORIAN hand painted on
porcelain portrait pin, lady with pink and white bonnet, 1".
View #V27600 |
VICTORIAN hand detailed transfer on porcelain
portrait pin, lady with pink and blue bonnet, 1". #V27601 |
PORTRAIT hand detailed
transfer portrait brooch, 2-1/8". Slight scraping at left temple.
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EDWARDIAN hand painted on ivory little boy portrait brooch, 1-3/4".
This brooch was featured in Victorian Homes Magazine in an article
called "Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005.
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VICTORIAN lady descending stairway portrait brooch, hand
painted on porcelain, 1-5/8".
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CZECH style
brooch with four portraits on porcelain set in gold tone with red
rhinestones, 4". View
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VICTORIAN lady
wearing a portrait brooch, cut steel buttons and diamond earrings. Cabinet
card size 4-1/4" by 6-1/2", marked "J. O. Herbert, Grand Rapids, Wis." |
VICTORIAN Art Nouveau
gold tone graduated disks with lady faces motif fob, 4-5/8" with 5" chain.
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HOBE
portrait 2-1/4" pin and earrings with purple rhinestones, lady in pastel
blue. View
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HOBE
portrait ring with green rhinestone surround. #O11606 |
PORTRAIT
necklace with transfer portrait and floral motif.
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ENAMEL
MINIATURE PORTRAIT lady of fashion painted on porcelain 2 3/4” pin,
w/safety chain, hinged c-clasp, tests at least 14k. #V12530 |
ENAMEL MINIATURE BOY
2 1/8” x1 3/4" portrait pin painted on porcelain, set in jet. The back
has a hinged c-clasp, circa 1870.
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ENAMEL
MINIATURE PORTRAIT lady in blue painted on porcelain. This pin with
safety chain and a hinged c-clasp is set in a 9c gold scalloped frame, 2
1/4" tall. #V12529 |
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VICTORIAN enameled
picture of a lady brooch.
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HINGED gold tone bangle
7" b y 1" bracelet with porcelain portrait on the front.
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CZECH porcelain portrait
screw back earrings, 2-1/3".
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PORTRAIT on
porcelain set in antique metal collar frame with screw holes to fasten it to
a box or plaque, 3-1/2" by 4".
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CLIP portrait gold tone
scroll embossed dress clip, 2-1/2".
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PORTRAIT hand painted portrait brooch in
lacy silver filigree hearts setting, 1-5/8". The portrait is
delicately painted on celluloid and mounted behind glass, circa 1960.
View #Q33558 |
ROBERT
hand painted portrait pin, 2".
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PORTRAIT hand painted portrait brooch in
lacy silver filigree setting, 1-5/8". The portrait is delicately
painted on celluloid and mounted behind glass and it is signed by the
artist, circa 1960.
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ROSENSTEIN
did an entire series of portrait pieces like this brooch, 2-1/4".
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ROSENSTEIN hand painted
portrait brooch set in ornate gold tone with clear rhinestones and
artificial pearls, 2-1/2" by 1-3/4", circa 1960. The lady in the
portrait wears wonderful jewelry and a powdered wig.
View #X11708 |
ROSENSTEIN sterling
vermeil and clear rhinestones hand painted Degas-style ballerina brooch,
1-5/8". View
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ROSENSTEIN hand painted
portrait brooch in gold tone with artificial pearls and clear rhinestones.
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HASKELL/VRBA this fabulous portrait pin was made
in 1973 by Larry Vrba for a Broadway play called "Crown Matrimonial" when he was the designer for Miriam Haskell Jewelry, 6" by
3-1/3". There was more regal-looking jewelry made for the same
Broadway play, and I dream of finding other pieces. The man in the
portrait is Napoleon II,
Napoléon
François Joseph Charles Bonaparte, Duke of Reichstadt (20 March 1811 —
22 July 1832) son of Napoleon and his wife Marie Louise of Austria.
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FLORENZA
portrait brooch/frame combination. This is the same man as shown in the
Vrba brooch at the left, Napoleon II.
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ROSENSTEIN
portrait pendant. #X13719 |
FLORENZA 2" portrait locket
pendant on 22" chain and 1-1/8" earrings.
View #L24837 |
FLORENZA portrait
brooch/pendant in textured gold tone setting with flower and leaf design,
2".
View #L24823 |
HOBE portrait brooch with hand
painted portrait set with unfoiled pink, blue, clear and lavender
rhinestones in gold tone wire work, 2-1/2".
View #O64892 |
HOBE hand painted
portrait bracelet with pastel rhinestones and gold tone mesh band.
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HOBE hand
painted portrait brooch and earrings with purple rhinestones, circa 1960.
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HOBE portraits & earrings, earrings are lithos and small disks are hand
painted and used in costume jewelry by Hobe, as well as other makers. #O37930
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HOBE portraits that were used to make jewelry.
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HOBE hand painted portraits. #O37930d
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FLORENZA printed
portrait set in ornate gold tone brooch, 1-7/8".
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PAINTED lady 2" porcelain brooch.
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2" portrait pin with ornate gold tone setting.
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HAND PAINTED lady with floral cape brooch, marked “TLM
(Thomas L Mott) Made in
England” circa 1930 , 1-3/4″. View
View #Y26454 |
PORTRAIT
marked "TLM ( Thomas L Mott) Made in England" hand painted portrait pin, lady dressed in
1800’s fashions, circa 1930, 2-1/3".
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PORTRAIT
marked "TLM ( Thomas L Mott) Made in England" hand painted portrait pin, lady dressed in
1800’s fashions, circa 1930, 2-1/3".
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LIMOGES painted
portrait brooch of a lady in blue set in gold tone twist frame with trombone
catch and pendant loop, 1-7/8".
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LIMOGES painted ladies in
blue and peach dresses portraits set in gold tone twist frames with
artificial pearls bracelet, 8" by 1-1/3".
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T&M T Mott hand
painted on mother-of-pearl dressy lady brooch, 1-3/4".
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PORTRAITS of
fancy lady in elegant hat, a convex glass covered printed portrait set in gold
tone frame with hand painted pink roses on velvet, 5-5/8" by 3-3/4". Set
of two.
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BAKELITE deep apple
juice carved brooch with courting couple porcelain portrait panel, 2-5/8" by
1-7/8". View
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HAND PAINTED
portrait of a lady in her best hat, 2".
View #Y26396 |
PAINTED portrait in silver brooch
with orange glass beads, marked 800, 1-1/3".
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BOOK with lady portrait cover, "Homestead on the Hillside" by Mary J
Holmes circa 1910. #a27890 |
HOBE green glass bead
four-strand necklace with a central hand painted female warrior on ivory
under glass and set in gold tone flowers, filigree box catch. The necklace is 18-1/2" long
and the center is 1-1/4" by 1-1/2".
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BOOK with lady portrait cover, "Tempest & Sunshine" by Mary J Holmes circa
1910. #a27889 |
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