SOLD Antique Silver, Coral & Hand Painted Portrait Brooch/Pendant lapis lazuli It is harder than American

It is harder than American turquoise

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

lead us to believe that this piece is Spanish or Portuguese in origin

Cross is 3" x 1 1/2"

SOLD Antique Silver, Coral & Hand Painted Portrait Brooch/Pendant lapis lazuli It is harder than AmericanHand 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