Victorian White Paste Star Brooch silver gilt These pieces are relatively few

These pieces are relatively few and far between

They're French

natural pearls such as these are grown within the soft tissue of certain mollusks (clams

1mm diameter

Single Cut & Rose Cut Diamonds - total carat weight approx

Victorian White Paste Star Brooch silver gilt These pieces are relatively fewDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 An exceptional Victorian star brooch set with cushion cut white paste gemstones (scroll down if you're not familiar with paste, it's great but I feel like we've been here many times before now). It's crafted in sterling silver, made in England by hand in the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1870. Made at a time when the precision of machines didn't apply to production of such small articles, but the skill of the artisan