Beautifully Detailed Italian Micro Mosaic Flower Grand Tour Brooch 15ct chain chalcedony intaglio

chalcedony intaglio

The outer gold frame is just as good with hundreds of little gold Etruscan revival elements which have all been made and attached by hand

Age:  c1910-20

we're talking ourselves down here

the usual stress cracks when held up to the light

Beautifully Detailed Italian Micro Mosaic Flower Grand Tour Brooch 15ct chain chalcedony intaglioDescription: Such tiny, tiny little glass tiles on this exquisitely detailed pin. There are varying levels of quality when it comes to micromosaic, some tourist pieces are very crude blocky but this one one is as fine as you're going to see. It must have taken days and days to make! Age: c1860s Victorian. Size and weight: 14. 57g 4cm x 3. 5cm Materials: Silver frame and pin, glass tesserae. Continental tube pin opening. Condition: Not perfect but in