Victorian 15ct Gold Day and Night Cassis Tuberosa Helmet Shell Cameo Brooch feed-gender-unisex On its sides are stylish

On its sides are stylish geometric shapes

jet and gutta percha were the height of fashion

Each of the flowers has diamond petals surrounding a sparkling central cluster of seven larger diamonds

A simple flower tie pin with paste (glass) in each petal

as seen in the length of the drops here

Victorian 15ct Gold Day and Night Cassis Tuberosa Helmet Shell Cameo Brooch feed-gender-unisex On its sides are stylishA stunning and impressive Day and Night cameo brooch framed in an Etruscan style. This shell cameo dates 1860 1880s and depicts the allegory of the Day and Night; Eos is the Goddess of the Day (Dawn) and her sister Selene the Goddess of the Night (Moon). There are so many wonderful symbols for these two goddesses: Symbols of the Night: Moon and Star, the veiled head adorned with Opium Poppy Seeds, the Goddess taking a sleeping attitude with closed