ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SCOTTISH LARGE AGATE & FOSSIL BROOCH GRANITE BACKED C1860

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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SCOTTISH LARGE AGATE & FOSSIL BROOCH GRANITE BACKED C1860:
$423.15

Victorian Scottish Agate Brooch……

I absolutely adore this brooch - it is huge, fat and rounded and is superbly tactile.

I have read about Scottish Agate brooches featuring fossils but have never actually held one before.

This isa marvelous Victorian example C.1860 - 70with eight lobes alternating bright green Malachite withDinosaure Egg. For a little bit of Agate Jewellery history - see under the photo\'s below.

It is set in a thick silver frameand is backed with black granite. This is a well made brooch, the front and even the granite rear are curved and the metal work, hinge and catch are of good quality.

Condition: There are three cracks in the granite in the rear and although there looks to be a crack in the fossil on the front it is actuallywithin the stone.

There are no marks but it acid tests as sterling silver.

There is a good strong pin that extends beyond the brooch itself* and fastens with a simple C catch.

Size is: 2” (5cm) in diameter

K995

Please Note: All Weights & Measures are Approximate. Unless otherwise stated, any dimensions and estimated weights of gemstones in this description have been determined without un-setting the stones and are, therefore, to be considered only as a probable because of limitations imposed by the mount. The box in the picture is for display purposes only and your item will come in a reproduction antique box unless otherwise stated.