A ceramic ornament with a richly colored print of an original watercolor painting of a Georgian Lover's Eye brooch. The original brooch, in crosshatched black enamel, is formed as an ouroboros (a serpent devouring its own tail) to symbolize eternal love, devotion, and renewal. 3".

THE HISTORY: Lover's Eyes were a jewelry trend c.1785-1830 of brooches set with tiny watercolor portraits on ivory. Since they were cropped to eyes, they were in many ways more direct and intimate than traditional miniature portraits; but also because they were just eyes, they were often used as daring public testimonies of clandestine love affairs with mystery lovers.