Antique silver crescent and shamrock brooch Art Deco gold 75" width and weighs 19

75" width and weighs 19 grams

a really well carved piece

bright and well secured diamonds

Jet was a popular choice for mourning jewellery but black jewellery was also seen in the Victorian era for fashion purposes

Antique silver crescent and shamrock brooch Art Deco gold 75" width and weighs 19A very pretty late Victorian, turn of the century crescent and shamrock or clover brooch. It is a bar brooch style with two silver bars with sphere finials, in the centre there is an aesthetic engraved crescent and two three leaved clovers. An interesting combination of Victorian symbols feminine, spirituality and luck. It is fully hallmarked on the reverse for sterling silver, Chester, 1900, maker Smith Bros. It has an old C type clasp. Approx