Swan Lake - Antique Bird Brooch with Crown pyrite Fifteen old European cut diamonds

Fifteen old European cut diamonds

Hinged at the bottom

While this necklace spans the decade between the Georgian and Victorian

and linear designs

This one is a captivating mint green in a number of sources of illumination

Swan Lake - Antique Bird Brooch with Crown pyrite Fifteen old European cut diamondsThe swan image is as evocative as the 19th century poem "Le Cygne"? (The Swan) by symbolist Stephane Mallarm and as beautiful as witnessing Tchaikovsky's classic ballet "Swan Lake"?. Perceived as a symbol of transformation by a number of cultures, you too will be renewed when wearing this lyrical brooch. Of gilded silver (vermeil), it is rendered as finely as any. From the front or back, each element is textured, balanced and harmonious. A natural