Victorian Celestial Shooting Star & Crescent Moon Brooch brooches White Moonstone - approx

White Moonstone - approx

A beautiful pre-revolution Russian egg pendant dating from the turn of the 20th century

They feature intricately hand-chased middle panels

both with rose gold shields in the middle

and with rose gold rope and accents

Victorian Celestial Shooting Star & Crescent Moon Brooch brooches White Moonstone - approxDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 An exceptional Victorian celestial brooch crafted as a shooting star and crescent moon entwined. Dating from the 1890s, it's set with sapphires, natural pearls, and old cut diamonds, the latter set in beautifully worked silver settings. The crescent is wonderfully slender, evoking the magic of the newest visible moon, and set with a row of graduated diamonds, while the shooting star features three curved knife edge trails,