Antique Mistletoe brooch, 9ct gold and Pearl

Antique Mistletoe brooch, 9ct gold and PearlThe sweetest little antique mistletoe brooch. What this piece lacks in size it makes up for in detailing and symbolism. It is a safety pin style brooch, the front adorned with a little sprig of mistletoe with the most lifelike details, the branch and leaves are realistically textured and the gold has a slight green hue, the berries are made from tiny creamy seed pearls and affixed to the base of the sprig. There are many stories regarding mistletoe

A very luxurious piece with a good solid weight

Black enamel is known to represent death in jewellery

Internally there are leaves that once held the pages

These have an ear wire fitting and are fully hallmarked on the reverse though the marks are fairly worn

They are stud style earrings with post backs but they do not have any backs with them

It has an open back setting

Many of Hawkins works can be found in museums across the globe and this is an incredible opportunity to own one of his prestigious works

maker Cropp and Farr

The locket has a decorative bow and a push clasp mechanism to open the locket door

each individually engraved on one side and plain on the other

66 grams weight collectivelyAny questions or queries please contact us

Total diamond approx 0