Antique Victorian Etruscan Chrysoberyl Pearl Brooch 18ct Gold With Box Amethyst dating the piece to 1915

dating the piece to 1915

Such macabre imagery was common in Memento Mori jewellery

The piece is fashioned in Pinchbeck and gilded in 18ct Yellow Gold to give it an opulent finish

This brooch offers a clever twist as the cameo can be rotated to reveal a hidden locket on the reverse

Antique Victorian Etruscan Chrysoberyl Pearl Brooch 18ct Gold With Box Amethyst dating the piece to 1915An exquisite antique Etruscan revival brooch from the mid Victorian era featuring an old cushion cut aqua chrysoberyl in the centre encircled by four seed pearls, golden leaves and intricate cannetille patterning around the border. Etruscan revival pieces were crafted in the late 1800s after ancient Etruscan jewellery was unearthed in tombs outside of Rome, beginning a fascination with the style and giving birth to these beautiful pieces which were