Victorian Miniature Brooch

This Victorian brooch with a miniature portrait framed in 14k yellow gold weighs 16.7g and measures 2 inches long, 42mm wide and 8mm deep. Exquisitely designed and characterizing the artistic craftsmanship of the Victorian era, this alluring brooch exposes the celluloid painted portrait of a noble young woman with long hair, veiled by a delicate and transparent silk veil. This work of art has been achieved with precision detail and exquisite rendition of facial features, depicting expressions of the 'age of innocence' in perfect life-like precision. Dressed in a subtly décolleté attire of the period, the melancholic expression in her eyes could reveal the maiden's longing for re-union with a loved one. This immaculate, elaborately detailed miniature portrait in pristine condition is mounted within a timelessly elegant yellow gold ovular frame, featuring a pin and retractable clasp on reverse...More