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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.

VICTORIAN 14k gentleman's portrait 2-1/8" oval brooch engraved on the back "Catherine Graham, Albany NY". View #V23370

Group of Victorian portrait, photographic and memorial jewelry.

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. View #V3810

VICTORIAN jet hand painted child on porcelain brooch, 1-1/3". View #V29291

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". View View #V27912

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". View #V29889

VICTORIAN portrait earrings set in gold, 1-1/4" pendant only, 1-7/8" total length. View View #V29901

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

VICTORIAN jet hand painted praying child teardrop shaped 2-1/4" portrait pendant on 20" fabric ribbon. View View #V28833

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. View #V28555

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. View View #V29914

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. View View View #V29918

VICTORIAN Whitby jet and porcelain pendant, lovely lady holding a dove, 1-3/4" by 1-1/3" on a 24" ribbon. View #V32218

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". View View #Vkph25

VICTORIAN gypsy boy transfer portrait pin with hand painted details in a yellow gold twist setting brooch, 2-1/4" by 1-7/8". View #V32766

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 View #V29920

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

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 View #V31804

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". View

VICTORIAN painted gypsy boy brooch set in black pressed horn brooch, 1-1/2". View #V31811

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". View View #V33259

VICTORIAN painted porcelain plaques to be used for jewelry, most often set in jet. View #V33506

VICTORIAN lady hand painted porcelain brooch, wearing pink rose and necklace, 1-7/8". This brooch was featured in Victorian Homes Magazine in an article called "Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005. View #V27596

VICTORIAN yellow gold enamel painted portrait pierced earrings, pendant portion 1-1/3". See Bell's "Collecting Victorian Jewelry" page 158. View View #V27338

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

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". View

VICTORIAN porcelain portrait brooch 2-1/4" in gold tone frame. View #V24860

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. View #V24933

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 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 View

VICTORIAN large hand tinted transfer on porcelain detailed lovely lady in gold tone twist setting brooch, 2-1/3". View #V29293

VICTORIAN gypsy boy transfer portrait pin with hand painted details in a yellow gold twist setting brooch, 2-1/4" by 1-7/8". View #V32766

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". 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. View #V27842

Victorian cameos, hair jewelry, portrait jewelry on the cover of
Southeastern Antiquing & Collecting Magazine
August 2003

Southeastern Antiquing & Collecting Magazine
August 2003
Victorian Jewelry

Victorian cameos, hair jewelry, portrait jewelry on the cover of
Southeastern Antiquing & Collecting Magazine
August 2003

VICTORIAN sterling silver and painted porcelain brooch with ribbon motif frame circa 1900, remade pin back, 2" by 1-3/4". View #V34583

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

VICTORIAN lady descending stairway portrait brooch, hand painted on porcelain, 1-5/8". View #V27598

EDWARDIAN hand painted on ivory little boy brooch, 1-3/4". This brooch was featured in Victorian Homes Magazine in an article called "Large Portraits, Small Sentiments", December 2005. View #V27597

PORTRAIT hand detailed transfer portrait brooch, 2-1/8". Slight scraping at left temple. View #Q27594

CZECH style brooch with four portraits on porcelain set in gold tone with red rhinestones, 4". View View View View #X27676

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. View View #V28384

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

HOBE portrait ring with green rhinestone surround. #O11606

HOBE portrait 2-1/4" pin and earrings with purple rhinestones, lady in pastel blue. View #O11670

VICTORIAN portrait brooch set in mother-of-pearl, 1-5/8 inch. View #V16362

CLIP portrait gold tone scroll embossed dress clip, 2-1/2". View #Y27372

PORTRAIT necklace with transfer portrait and floral motif. View View #Y21237

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. View #V12532

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

ENAMELED religious picture set in 18k gold with blue stones. View View View View View

VICTORIAN portrait earrings. View View #V18695

VICTORIAN painted portrait brooch in a twisted gold tone frame, 1-1/2". View #V16063

VICTORIAN enameled picture of a lady brooch. View #V15671

HINGED gold tone bangle 7" b y 1" bracelet with porcelain portrait on the front. View #V17805

CZECH porcelain portrait screw back earrings, 2-1/3". View View #Q24872

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". View #R25207

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. View #Q33559

ROSENSTEIN did an entire series of portrait pieces like this brooch, 2-1/4". View #X22409

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 #X22135

ROSENSTEIN hand painted portrait brooch in gold tone with artificial pearls and clear rhinestones. View View #X26514

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 play, and I dream of finding other pieces. View View #H10012

ROSENSTEIN portrait pendant. #X13719

FLORENZA portrait brooch/frame. The portrait is the same as the Haskell/Vrba brooch at the right, 2-1/3". View #X21469

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

FLORENZA printed portrait set in ornate gold tone brooch, 1-7/8". View #L28558

PAINTED lady 2" porcelain brooch. View #Y21920

ART 2" portrait pin with ornate gold tone setting. View #X24621

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". View View View #V25991

PORTRAIT marked "TLM ( Thomas L Mott) Made in England" hand painted portrait pin, lady dressed in 1800's fashions, circa 1930, 2-1/3". View #V27649

LIMOGES painted portrait brooch of a lady in blue set in gold tone twist frame with trombone catch and pendant loop, 1-7/8". View View #X29282

LIMOGES painted ladies in blue and peach dresses portraits set in gold tone twist frames with artificial pearls bracelet, 8" by 1-1/3". View View #X28999

T&M T Mott hand painted on mother-of-pearl dressy lady brooch, 1-3/4". View #X29151

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. View View View View View View #a50706

BAKELITE deep apple juice carved brooch with courting couple porcelain portrait panel, 2-5/8" by 1-7/8". View #B28900

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". View #V31340

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". View View View #O32136

BOOK with lady portrait cover, "Tempest & Sunshine" by Mary J Holmes circa 1910. #a27889