Antique Victorian Edwardian Crescent Moon Gypsy Set Pearl Gold Plated Brooch Pin

Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection. Gold setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear, no dents. Pearls have nice sheen with no chips or surface wear. Clasp is secure and original. Tests for gold plating, natural pearls. Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special story. Crescent moon design (symbol for feminine empowerment) has subtle yet special details. Graduating pearls are gypsy set and luminous with scalloped edge artistically rendering light.

Slim and petite with refined construction, brooch has a featherlight and delicate feel in your hand. Symbolism in antique and vintage jewelry is common, yet it can be hard to spot if you don't know what you're looking for. Often, specific natural gemstones, flowers, birds, and motifs like stars and anchors were imbued with meanings that have fallen out of present-day society's collective memory. To appreciate the power of symbols in antique jewelry is to imagine what it would have been like to wear the piece and step back into history.

A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria.

Taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid. _gsrx_vers_1326 GS 8.4.1 (1326). This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Brooches & Pins".

The seller is "oxfordjewel" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.

• Brand: Unbranded
• Type: Brooch
• Main Stone: Pearl
• Main Stone Creation: Natural
• Department: Women
• Jewelry Department: Fashion
• Vintage: Yes
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Antique: Yes
• Era: Edwardian (1901-1910)