Victorian 18ct Gold Crescent Moon and Star Brooch
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Victorian 18ct gold brooch, unmarked (tested 18ct), of circular form with rope twist border, decorated to the center with a crescent moon and star inset with seed pearls and blue enamel, the verso with matted hair design, with safety chain and pin, total weight 14gm, diameter 3.5 cm
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- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
This item has been included into following indexes:
- brooches, crescent - crescent, not diamonds 149
- brooches, depicting - crescent moon 221
- brooches, gold