Pre-Art Deco Platinum Diamond & Certified Natural Pearl Brooch | LFG Paris | c.1910 Victorian opal brooch this nicely hallmarked example has

this nicely hallmarked example has both a dog clip and a fully etched and faceted T-bar

Spray brooches and mourning brooches triumphed during the Victorian era

18k interior

but snakes were popular as well

Sweet and elegant

Pre-Art Deco Platinum Diamond & Certified Natural Pearl Brooch | LFG Paris | c.1910 Victorian opal brooch this nicely hallmarked example hasThis rare pre Art Deco jewel comes to us from the moment before Art Deco was fully articulated in the way that it is remembered today still in its geometric exploration, spreading its wings with the new medium of all platinum construction. At a time when natural pearls were all the more exceptional, as Mikimoto's Japanese cultured pearls were ravaging the market, time and effort was taken to secure the finest natural saltwater pearls for this