Antique Swiss 18K & Hand Painted Enamel Ring pave' Crack on malachite stone with

Crack on malachite stone with evidence of previous repair

And what a ring it is

and blue ribbons around her throat and in her white curls

7 mm shank width

Letter date 1893

Antique Swiss 18K & Hand Painted Enamel Ring pave' Crack on malachite stone withHand 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