Victorian Garnet "Southern Cross" Constellation Brooch pietra dura Old Cut White Paste Gemstones

Old Cut White Paste Gemstones

62ct mixed faceted cushion cut

It's double fronted

His sonnet “On His Blindness” (1655)

Victorian Garnet "Southern Cross" Constellation Brooch pietra dura Old Cut White Paste GemstonesDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Here, for me, two passions collide: astronomy and antique jewellery. The brooch is modelled after the likeness of the Southern Cross, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere at the southern end of the Milky Way's visible band. Also known as Crux, it comprises four main stars with apparent magnitude of +2. 8 (ie really bright), and although the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, it's attained a high level of