Antique Silver & Hand Painted Virgin Mary Brooch/Pendant dogs Condition: Very good Estate condition

Condition: Very good Estate condition commensurate with wear and age

and we couldn't be more in love with it

with no pin or clasp

bringing international attention to Kentucky breeders and making the U

he has a single bright green emerald eye winking out at his intended

Antique Silver & Hand Painted Virgin Mary Brooch/Pendant dogs Condition: Very good Estate conditionHand 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