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No. 2205 Lover's Eye Painting in a Molded Border Silver Frame
No. 2205 Lover's Eye Painting in a Molded Border Silver Frame
No. 2205 Lover's Eye Painting in a Molded Border Silver Frame
No. 2205 Lover's Eye Painting in a Molded Border Silver Frame

No. 2205 Lover's Eye Painting in a Molded Border Silver Frame

Sale price$275.00

A Lover's Eye oil painting in a vintage aged silver gilt wood frame with a molded raised border in an antique style, in a rectangular shape with an oval window, measuring 4.24" by 4".

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. 
THE FRAMES: Not only does each painting arrive framed and ready-to-hang, but it has been painting especially to complement the size, color, and style of its vintage or antique frame.