Victorian Bird Portrait Brooch

OK--Come on--We LOVE this!!!

A bird with distinctly Victorian bearing presides over this elaborate portrait brooch. Lace, a hand-painted rose, and a crystal rhinestone surround the brass frame, building a richly detailed miniature collage.

Why it caught our eye

The wonderfully dignified bird at the center of all that ornament. It’s an expressive piece for a jacket lapel or a substantial coat, where its generous proportions can be fully appreciated. This pin is just waiting to become your signature statement piece...

Details

• Victorian-style anthropomorphic bird portrait
• Brass frame with assorted antique brass and silver findings
• Hand-painted rose cabochon
• Lace ribbon trim and crystal rhinestone
• Resin back
• Approximately 3½″ long × 2¾″ wide

Elements by Jill Schwartz · Holiday Collection 2026

We’ve been choosing Jill Schwartz’s work for more than thirty years, and she still surprises us. Her jewelry brings together vintage finds, unexpected materials, and wonderfully considered color in compositions that reward a closer look. A tiny bird, a velvet accent, an old button: in Jill’s hands, each becomes part of something entirely her own.

Over the years, we’ve carried her jewelry, picture frames, and paperweights. We once visited her Great Barrington, Massachusetts workshop to choose individual Christmas gifts for our staff—a particularly happy afternoon of finding just the right piece for each person.

This collection continues that long affection: expressive jewelry with an artist’s eye for detail, a sense of history, and plenty of imagination.

Collection will be available early November 2026.