Georgian Agate Moon Brooch art deco and applied gold flowers adorn

and applied gold flowers adorn the shoulders

it's chunky and substantial

Female deer do not grow antlers and yet we find the image of the ‘antlered doe’ peppered through the mythology of Europe and Asia

8mm above the finger

date letter

Georgian Agate Moon Brooch art deco and applied gold flowers adornCharming Georgian brooch dating from the early 19th century, circa 1820. It's formed as a crescent moon, carved from a single piece of white and orange agate with 'horns' joined and faceted surface. The design is quite clever: the stone selected and cut in such a way that the round hole looks like a full moon rising over the horizon, and, simultaneously, the brooch as a whole represents a crescent moon. Crafted in 9ct gold. Era: Georgian, circa 1820