19th Century "Lover's Eye" Brooch aesthetic movement and the year 1884

and the year 1884

they are thought to have been first brought to Europe in great numbers from Sri Lanka [Ceylon] by the Dutch East India Company in the 17th Century

Width of band: 3

with a diamond accent at each compass point

0mm - Width of band: 3

19th Century "Lover's Eye" Brooch aesthetic movement and the year 1884DATE: Miniature, c. 1860 Brooch, c. 1820 A stunning and rare example of an antique Lover's Eye brooch. Likely a late 19th Century marriage, the hand painted eye miniature dates from c. 1860 and has been meticulously completed in exquisite detail it rests within a Georgian pearl halo brooch that itself dates from c. 1820. Lover's Eye jewellery was a phenomenon that, supposedly, began in the late 18th Century when the Prince of Wales (soon to be