Antique Hand Painted Porcelain Portrait Brooch - Mourning Black Background - Elegant Lady - Billowing Hat & Fancy Jewels - Regal Attire

Large antique portrait brooch :

~ Features a hand painted image of an elegant lady
~ Large billowing hat, fine jewels, and royal or regal purple cloak
~ Stark black background - very well could be a mourning piece
~ I have a feeling she was someone very special and deeply loved
~ Silver bezel with intricate applied twisted rope frame

Ready and waiting for your lapel, collection, or gift giving - you will love this!

AGE OR ERA: Original true antique piece - guessing Victorian or 1800's in age

MARKINGS: The porcelain or bisque oval piece has some stampings on the back side - I believe they read 26 and an n or an h

METAL / MATERIAL: Entirely non-magnetic - I am confident it is silver of unknown / unmarked grade with a remnants of a light gold wash or plating

CLASP / CLOSURE: Roll over to close safety pin back hardware

MEASUREMENTS: Oval in shape and aprox 2 1/8" x 1 3/4"

WEIGHT: 19.5 grams on my scale

TESTING: x

U.S. RING SIZE: x

INVENTORY NUMBER OR NOTE: x

CONDITION = Great vintage condition - no major damage that I could find to mention. There is some even light wear to the porcelain overall on the front from age and use - see pics. Nothing that resembles a chip or a crack luckily. Pin back in good working order. In an excellent state of preservation as a whole.

"A picture is worth a thousand words"

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