SOLD Antique Silver, Turquoise & Hand Painted Enamel Portrait Brooch fly it is a super fine

it is a super fine example of the Egyptian Revival period

Set in sterling silver

he is aiming his bow at someone who's just about to fall in love

which recalls the Arts and Craft Movement

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SOLD Antique Silver, Turquoise & Hand Painted Enamel Portrait Brooch fly it is a super fineHand 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 sold as souvenirs of a certain region, or to commemorate a holiday. This