medallas antigua retratos plata calada formato ovalado estilo blue enamel also inlaid with small crystals

also inlaid with small crystals or transparent stones

with surface wear consistent with its age

5 mm high and 8

25 cm and 14

medallas antigua retratos plata calada formato ovalado estilo blue enamel also inlaid with small crystalsAntique silver reliquary medal with children's photographic portraits on an oval mount. The openwork frame, inspired by plant motifs, is crafted from stamped silver filigree with an irregular outline and a top ring for hanging. The photographs, likely original period prints, are printed on photographic paper and protected. Typical of devotional and sentimental jewelry from the 1920s to the 1940s, these medals were used as family keepsakes, featuring