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No. 2585 Lover's Eye Painting on a Mini Pale Yellow Iridescent Plate
No. 2585 Lover's Eye Painting on a Mini Pale Yellow Iridescent Plate
No. 2585 Lover's Eye Painting on a Mini Pale Yellow Iridescent Plate

No. 2585 Lover's Eye Painting on a Mini Pale Yellow Iridescent Plate

Sale price$195.00

Lover's Eye painting on a vintage porcelain saucer, probably Japanese, with an iridescent glaze of pale yellow with an openwork star border, gilt overlay, and a dusting of gold on the edges, measuring 5" (wire spring plate hanger included). 

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 CHINA: Many of my Lover's Eyes are set in antique saucers and dishes which not only work as unexpected frames but add a layer of historical narrative on top of the origin story. Each piece has a unique blend, so that some are more romantic, some more exotic, and some more otherworldly.
No. 2585 Lover's Eye Painting on a Mini Pale Yellow Iridescent Plate
No. 2585 Lover's Eye Painting on a Mini Pale Yellow Iridescent Plate Sale price$195.00