Victorian Essex Crystal Dog Brooch Locket gia_certificate Atop it rests a six-pointed

Atop it rests a six-pointed star studded with an old mine cut and six rose diamonds

Flat and elegant

In Beaux-Arts and Neo-Renaissance style

they hold 12 brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of

it is fully hallmarked

Victorian Essex Crystal Dog Brooch Locket gia_certificate Atop it rests a six-pointedThe master craftsmen of the Victorian era have certainly demonstrated their extraordinary skills in this extremely sharp and vivid trompe l'oeil intaglio of a Newfoundland dog ready for its new home. Originating around the mid 1800s, this style of carving is referred to as an Essex crystal (or by the English sometimes a Cook's crystal). A cabochon of clear rock crystal has been carved on the flat side and splendidly hand painted in minute detail to