I have been collecting paste vintage jewellery for over 30 years, & this is yet another that needs a new home, the workmanship is sublime & this would have cost a kings ransom when bought. This is stunning & screams Deco, though going by the pie-crust finish to the outside of the brooch I would guess that this was Victorian, a glorious narrow soft curved crescent moon, the inner curve being highly polished, the outside curve having a classic’pinched’ Victorian finish, all the stones are set into place & is crafted out of solid silver, s. Tamped 925 at the back, (I have no idea when this stamp was introduced). Ublime, incredibly fine, & quite beautifully designed. Clearly handcrafted throughout & measures exactly 6.7 mm across the length, being a scant 6.44mm across the width of the brooch &, with an internal depth of aprox 2cm 2.5x. There is no area of nasty soldering, no repair marks, even the pin is immaculate. There are 16 pastes & one of them has a minute sliver missing (No7 in from the tip), there are a few other tiny pastes with only the very slightest of touches but they are too small to worry about, & you need a 30x jewellers loop to see them, & considering its age it is in fabulous condition. The workmanship is sublime & uses some of the nicest pastes I have ever seen, they have not become discoloured which is almost unheard of & imagine, paste was more difficult to cut than gems, because they were so much softer. This gorgeous brooch does what it was intended to do. Really comes into its own under artificial light. (I recommend you measure against other brooches you own to give an idea as to the size). Mm x 2cm 2.5x. YES SI (though not original to the brooch). The item “Antique Victorian / Deco Brilliant Paste Crescent Moon Solid Silver Brooch 2.6″ is in sale since Thursday, August 17, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewellery\Vintage Fine Jewellery\Victorian (1837-1901)”. The seller is “sam_in_barbate” and is located in Barbate. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Type: Brooch // Pin / Pendant
• Metal: Silver
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• A FABULOUS ANTIQUE BROOCH PENDANT WHICH: LOOKS LIKE IT COST A KINGS RANSOM, NEAR MINT COND
• IN ASTONISHING CONDITION SAVE A SMALL: CHIP TO ONE OF THE STONES