*" This 10K gold brooch also sports a darling enameled dangler with a little fringe of chains capped in tiny boules
known as a "Liverpool Jump"
surrounding a deep blue/black pupil
perfect for a pressed rosebud or lock of hair
” It is a variation of champlevé whereby engraved lines forming a design are incised into the metal and are filled with opaque enamel– usually black
SOLD Antique French 18K & Garnet Cabochon Ring serpentine *" This 10K gold broochThe pomegranate, a rosy hued fruit, bursting with plentiful, glowing red, jewel like seeds, is one of the oldest cultivated fruits. The ancient Greeks believed it to have been planted by The Goddess of love, Aphrodite on the island of Cyprus. In Ancient Greek mythology, Persephone, daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest was kidnapped by Hades, god of the underworld, who fell in love with her at first sight and carried her off to his kingdom.