Antique Victorian Cameo Brooch 9ct Gold Frame With Locket and Box Citrine It has been set with

It has been set with eight gorgeous pieces of plaid Scottish Agate which display a wonderful array of colours

STONES: Garnets (Largest 9mm

METAL: Silver/ Gold gilt

The combination of violet and green gems was often used together to show support for the women’s Suffrage movement in the early 20th Century

MEASURES: Circumference approx

Antique Victorian Cameo Brooch 9ct Gold Frame With Locket and Box Citrine It has been set withThis exquisite antique Victorian cameo brooch dates from the mid 19th century and features a beautifully hand carved cameo crafted from a bullmouth or sardonyx shell. The high relief cameo depicts the side profile of a classical maiden adorned with delicate flowers in her hair and is set in an interlaced 9ct yellow gold frame, with four engraved leaves woven in. Roman style cameos became highly fashionable in Britain during the 19th century,