LAVENDER VIOLETS OVAL BROOCH PIN JEWELRY SET c1890s Antique Hand painted French Haviland Limoges Pins Plate Brooches Tray Original Handmade Vintage Victorian One-of-a-Kind Floral Art China Painting FINE PORCELAIN ART VANITY SET w HANDPAINTED VIOLETS

Jewelry : Antique : Fine : Victorian : Brooches : Pins : Limoges Vanity Plates : Porcelain : China : Art : Hand Painted : Paintings : Florals : Flowers : Violets Wildflowers

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ONE-OF-A-KIND VIOLETS OVAL BROOCH PIN SET w HAVILAND LIMOGES JEWELRY TRAY

(BROOCH PIN IS ALSO AVAILABLE BY ITSELF, inquire)

A hand crafted floral treasure from the days of our Great Grandmothers' ~ this VINTAGE VIOLETS JEWEL SET contains an incredibly beautiful ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED VICTORIAN OVAL BELT BUCKLE BROOCH PIN or LADY'S SASH PIN (LARGE SIZE: 2-1/2" x 2") , circa 1890s, along with a perfectly coordinating VINTAGE HAVILAND LIMOGES PIN DISH PLATE or Jewelry / Brooches Dresser Tray, both completely handpainted with delightful clusters of Springtime Lavender Violet Flowers and delicate Violets buds. Combined they make beautiful and unusual companion pieces for a ladies boudoir, vanity or dresser top display. This original, one-of-a-kind set of floral art china paintings was completely handmade over 100 years ago by American Victorian Period china artists, and is NOT a mass-produced celluloid decorative arts transfer-decal pin made by a factory.

Both pieces of this HAND PAINTED JEWELRY SET are in excellent condition, with the gold and century old china paintings perfectly preserved within lustrous glass overglaze finishes. When the plate is tapped with our china tester pins the resultant sound rings crystal clear like a bell, indicating no repairs.

The ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED VIOLETS OVAL BELT BUCKLE BROOCH PIN has a functioning antique brass pin c-clasp and antique brass cameo backplate. LARGE OVAL PORCELAIN BROOCH PIN MEDALLION measures 2-1/2" x 2". (This piece is easily adaptable for use as a pendant w jeweler's addition of a brass ring to hang from necklace as a pendant )

The perfectly coordinating ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED HAVILAND LIMOGES VIOLETS PIN PLATE, DISH or BROOCH TRAY for Vanity or Dresser, is in excellent condition and measures 6-1/8" DIAMETER and bears an Elite Limoges France underglaze stamp. (Note: We believe this brooch pin to be of Limoges France origin, but we have not removed it from it's antique brass back clasp to determine if it has a Limoges backstamp. We are unwilling to remove the backplate, as doing so may damage the fragile claw-like metal clasps, called BEZELS, which secure the porcelain medallion in its setting. Nevertheless, we believe experienced and knowledgable Art-Porcelain collectors will readily recognize this pin to be of either antique Limoges, or Bavarian origin. The porcelain is defintely European in origin and is at least 100 years old, and the American china painted handpainting upon it dates back a century or more to the Late Victorian Art Nouveau Period, or Early 20th Century Edwardian Beaux Arts Era of American miniature paintings upon porcelain jewelry.

THE HISTORIC MEANING OF VIOLETS WAS FAITHFULNESS. From medieval times, and through the 16th, 17th, 18th ,19th and early 20th Centuries, different flowers were given different, somewhat secretive, meanings. When a floral bouquet of a particular type of flower (whether real or hand painted flowers) was presented to someone as a gift, in the most subtly romantic way the flower itself expressed, 'without words, the giver's unspoken sentiment. It is amazing to learn that hundreds of heirloom flower types were given very specific meanings, which even varied by the color of the flower! Such gifts of flowers were often used by our ancestors to silently convey their deepest thoughts, perhaps even more expressively and eloquently than what could be easily conveyed with words alone. For instance, VIOLETS, the floral subject of this handpainting, were the Victorians' symbol for FAITHFULNESS. With this delightful LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS concept in mind, a wide variety of florals were china painted by 19th Century porcelain artists, often to be given as artfully handmade gifts to loved ones or friends, with the giver's 'unspoken' sentiment or gesture contained hidden within the message of the flower itself. What a wonderful age old tradition for us in the 21st Century to learn and remember and to continue, as we contemplate truly unusual and special gifts to give to those we love, which are not mass produced, nor commonly available through mail order catalogs. Unique gifts of vintage Art-Porcelain, such as this 'one-of-a-kind' china painting, contain silently eloquent expressions and sentiments from the past and, as collectibles with antique value, will appreciate for the recipient as the years go by.

WHAT IS LIMOGES? The Rosenquist Collection is often asked this question by visitors who are yet unfamiliar with this beautiful old artform upon vintage French porcelain. Over the last several generations, exquisitely hand painted porcelains became a somewhat forgotten artform, which is now gaining a world-wide appreciative audience once again, and is becoming very highly collectible as an arts & antiques investment. The key to investment success, and also to acquiring the most beautiful collection, is to only invest in the very highest quality of artwork available, and to avoid anything less. This, in the long run, will give the greatest return on investment, as is true with all art and collectibles investments. Inferior quality investments may cost less, but they always appreciate much less as well. With this in mind, interesting educational information regarding the DEFINITION OF LIMOGES, etc., may be found by performing an internet search engine keyword search of the following words: WIKI or WIKIPEDIA LIMOGES PORCELAIN. Additional internet information regarding collecting antique hand painted Limoge china art may also be found by keyword searching the following words on any internet search engine: PAMELA WIGGINS LEARNING ABOUT LIMOGES. The Rosenquist Collection recommends researching both of these world wide web internet resources which have varied and interesting information for collectors and investors in this beautiful antique artform. We hope this additional information may help new collectors and art investors make informed decisions when selecting and investing in the very finest examples of vintage Limoges Art-Porcelain.

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