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A Very Charming Victorian Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy in a Brooch
Gertrude Antiques
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A Very Charming Victorian Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy in a Brooch

19th century
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A metal brooch frame with pin, enclosed in bevelled glass, holding a very charming and unusual portrait miniature of a young boy on card.

The boy’s face, his clothes, especially the lace collar, make this a special piece.

5 cms x 4 cms

The pin is little askew but the item is otherwise in good condition.

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Gertrude Antiques has dated this Victorian Portrait Miniature Brooch to the Victorian era.

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A metal brooch frame with pin, enclosed in bevelled glass, holding a very charming and unusual portrait miniature of a young boy on card.

The boy’s face, his clothes, especially the lace collar, make this a special piece.

5 cms x 4 cms

The pin is little askew but the item is otherwise in good condition.

Date of Manufacture

Gertrude Antiques has dated this Victorian Portrait Miniature Brooch to the Victorian era.

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An oval Victorian portrait miniature depicting a young boy in a red striped garment set within a gold-toned rope-twist metal brooch frame.
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Archive I An oval Victorian portrait miniature depicting a young boy in a red striped garment set within a gold-toned rope-twist metal brooch frame.

A Very Charming Victorian Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy in a Brooch

Archive II An oval Victorian portrait miniature depicting a young boy in a red striped garment set within a gold-toned rope-twist metal brooch frame. View II
Archive III An oval Victorian portrait miniature depicting a young boy in a red striped garment set within a gold-toned rope-twist metal brooch frame. View III
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Gertrude Antiques
Telephone 07786 022 538
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East Sussex
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An oval Victorian portrait miniature depicting a young boy in a red striped garment set within a gold-toned rope-twist metal brooch frame.
A Very Charming Victorian Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy in a Brooch
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An oval Victorian portrait miniature depicting a young boy in a red striped garment set within a gold-toned rope-twist metal brooch frame.
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A portrait miniature is a small, detailed likeness painted on materials such as paper, vellum, or ivory, often mounted as jewellery or kept in protective cases.

Victorian portrait miniatures were commonly painted using watercolour or gouache and set inside brass, gold, or pinchbeck metal frames with protective glass fronts.

Authentic nineteenth-century portrait miniatures display delicate hand-applied brushwork under magnification, age-appropriate metal patina, and period setting details such as C-clasps or rope-twist surrounds.

A portrait miniature brooch can be fastened to the lapel of a tailored blazer, pinned to a silk scarf, or displayed inside a glass shadow box alongside other small historical keepsakes.

To preserve a miniature portrait brooch, store it away from direct sunlight and high humidity, cleaning the metal frame gently with a dry microfibre cloth without exposing the watercolour to moisture.
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