Victorian Essex Crystal Dog Brooch Locket black_pearls as is a later gold

as is a later gold brooch fitting and bases

The flip-up clasp holds a minute-sized diamond

and filigree wirework artistically fuse into an exceptional pair of Georgian-era earrings

the main section

illuminating each

Victorian Essex Crystal Dog Brooch Locket black_pearls as is a later goldThe master craftsmen of the Victorian era have certainly demonstrated their extraordinary skills in this extremely sharp and vivid trompe l'oeil intaglio of a Newfoundland dog ready for its new home. Originating around the mid 1800s, this style of carving is referred to as an Essex crystal (or by the English sometimes a Cook's crystal). A cabochon of clear rock crystal has been carved on the flat side and splendidly hand painted in minute detail to