Antique Neapolitan Fisher hand painted porcelain brooch Victorian boy pendant

Description

This porcelain brooch is hand painted with a boy on the front. The boy is after an oil painting by Gustav Richter (1823-1884) known as the Neapolitan Fisher. The brooch or pendant is in a yellow metal frame which is likely brass but could be gold plate. The brooch has a pin and a fastener at the top so it can either be worn as a pendant or a brooch. The pieces is 2 7/16 inches long and 2 inches wide. The porcelain piece has an impressed F or E on the back and the numbers 22 under it. The pin attached to the frame has a patent number on it which dates it to 1937. We believe the pin may be a replacement. We believe the piece dates circa 1890.
The frame has a repair on one side. There is no damage to the porcelain. There is some wear and small scratches to the painting.
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