c. 1860 Hand-Painted Porcelain Earrings

NWS 11-832

~ These adorable early earrings were hand-painted on porcelain; possibly these are twin sisters

~ The are bezel-set in brass

~ The backs were converted probably at the turn of the century to screw-on earrings instead of French wires for pierced, but they could easily be changed again

~ A tiny brass ball is suspended from the bottom of each frame

~ The earring on the left has a twisted brass wire around the setting, while the one on the right is missing

~ What is truly remarkable is there are no scratches to the surface of these delicate portraits; it's as if they were packed away safely for 150 years and never touched; amazingly, the portraits are in perfect condition!

c. 1860

Price = $195.00