Antique Swiss 18K & Hand Painted Enamel Ring pave' and blue ribbons around her

and blue ribbons around her throat and in her white curls

this ring is crafted in 16 karat yellow gold in the Etruscan Revival style

and then heat-treated to stabilize the new color

Crack on malachite stone with evidence of previous repair

Antique Swiss 18K & Hand Painted Enamel Ring pave' and blue ribbons around herHand 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 pendant . The Victorians loved romantic