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No. 3577 Lover's Eye Painting on a Rococo Crescent Dish - Pale Blue
No. 3577 Lover's Eye Painting on a Rococo Crescent Dish - Pale Blue

No. 3577 Lover's Eye Painting on a Rococo Crescent Dish - Pale Blue

Sale price$325.00

A Lover's Eye oil painting on an antique porcelain crescent dish with raised flowers and delicate Rococo gold gilt details, measuring 7.25 by 4" (wire spring plate hanger included). *Please note that this has what looks to be an original glaze smudge on the right border.

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.

THE HISTORY

Lover's Eyes were a jewelry trend c.1785-1830 of brooches set with tiny watercolor portraits on ivory: they were curious, strange, direct, intimate, and also mysterious, for they were often used as daring declarations of clandestine love affairs. 

THE CHINA

Antique dishes and saucers from different moments of history serve as unexpected frames and bring their own textures, palettes, and narratives, contributing to the individual feel of each piece: romantic or exotic, classic or otherworldly.

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