Mid Victorian Pavé Turquoise Falcon Brooch sardonyx A superb Regency Period locket

A superb Regency Period locket pendant with a fine filigree and cannetille goldwork border

5cm (not including jump ring)

A gorgeous antique pendant

and the ring is modelled in 18 karat gold throughout

is a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne

Mid Victorian Pavé Turquoise Falcon Brooch sardonyx A superb Regency Period locketDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A stunning mid Victorian bird brooch, seemingly some sort of falcon hawk raptor possibly a sparrowhawk or red kite? It's beautifully made, fully pav set with turquoise cabochons, and of 3D construction with feather detail and ruby eyes posed as if mantling its prey. Crafted in 9 karat gold with stones set in silver, it was hand made in England circa 1860 and features a loop allowing for wear as a pendant. STONES Turquoise &