Victorian Mourning Brooch with Sardonyx Stone and Pearls

A Victorian mourning brooch. Gilt, presented in original fitted…
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A Victorian mourning brooch. Gilt, presented in original fitted case, detailed by makers Marshall & Sons 87 George Street Edinburgh, engraved to reverse with date 1869, presented as a large round panel brooch, featuring a central polished cabochon cut sardonyx stone, black to body with an outer white rail, stepping down to a rope twist frame and surround of black enamel, detailed by inset applied pearls, to reverse glass panel, pin and safety chain. Boxed.

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  • Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.

    The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.
  • Cabochon Cut in Jewellery - A cabochon cut is a type of gemstone cutting where the stone is cut and polished in a convex shape with a flat bottom and a domed top, with no facets. This type of cut is typically used for opaque or translucent stones that have natural patterns or inclusions that are best displayed in this type of cut. Examples of stones that are often cut as cabochons include turquoise, opal, and moonstone.

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