Antique Painted Portrait Ring | Hand Painted Portrait Ring with Diamonds mid-century jewelry A unique celestial inspired pendant

A unique celestial inspired pendant created from antique and vintage pin components

The necklace is unmarked

there is some minor enamel loss and a very small indentation on the front of the locket

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The finely rendered micromosaics consists of hand set glass tesserae in a three dimensional design with the birds slightly raised atop the black floral background

Antique Painted Portrait Ring | Hand Painted Portrait Ring with Diamonds mid-century jewelry A unique celestial inspired pendantAn outstanding hand painted portrait ring surrounded by a halo of rose cut diamonds. This magnificent Victorian ring (circa 1830 1850) features a hand painted profile of a woman wearing a crown set under glass. The portrait is simple, but beautifully rendered. It is framed by 32 closed back rose cut diamonds. The top of the ring is 18k gold, while the shank (which appears to be a later replacement) is 10k. The face of the ring measures 0. 7 inches