Victorian Turquoise & Pearl Pansy Brooch

$1,250.00

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Victorian Turquoise & Pearl Pansy Brooch

$1,250.00

Description

DATE: Victorian, c.1870

This gorgeous antique brooch dates from the Victorian period, circa 1870. Modelled as a pansy flower, each petal is pave set with vibrant turquoise cabochons- each one a little different in shape and size. This creates a really nice three-dimensional look, and the centre is set with pearls. Crafted in silver throughout, this look great worn as a brooch, and even as a pendant.

The name "pansy" derives from the French "pensée" (meaning thought), and was incorporated into Late Middle English as a name for violas (the flower) in the mid 1400s. These flowers were thought of as a symbol of remembrance, representing "love in idleness" to evoke the image of a lover who can focus on nothing but the thought of her/his beloved. Linking this to Kate Greenaway's book "Language of Flowers", pansy is for thoughts.- "I am thinking of you".

STONES

Turquoise & Pearl

MEASUREMENTS

2.2 x 1.9cm

WEIGHT

5.6g

MARKS

No marks present, tests as silver

CONDITION

Very good, wear to the back of the brooch