Georgian Onyx "Demeter" Cameo Brooch navette The shoulders are set with

The shoulders are set with further calibré cut sapphires

" As a kind of reward for their bravery

Natural Emerald

they're not actually the scarab beetles of Egypt

The two body segments are set with different cabochon gemstones: the head/thorax with a ruby and a citrine

Georgian Onyx "Demeter" Cameo Brooch navette The shoulders are set withDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 An exceptional onyx cameo brooch dating from the late Georgian era, circa 1820. The subject is a Demeter in profile, white against a black background, with excellent attention to detail. The cameo is set into a 15k gold frame which is itself worth of note, on account of the gorgeous rope twist goldwork. Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and presides over grains and the fertility of the earth. Although she was most often