Victorian White Paste Star Brooch coin jewellery neo-futurist styles and themes

neo-futurist styles and themes

The stone shimmers beautifully

” It probably started life as a pin or charm

people have reflected on the brevity of life: The Greek Stoic Epictetus told his students that when kissing their child

Victorian White Paste Star Brooch coin jewellery neo-futurist styles and themesDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 An exceptional Victorian star brooch set with cushion cut white paste gemstones (scroll down if you're not familiar with paste, it's great but I feel like we've been here many times before now). It's crafted in sterling silver, made in England by hand in the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1870. Made at a time when the precision of machines didn't apply to production of such small articles, but the skill of the artisan