Georgian Cockfight Miniature Painting Pendant victorian A cool Georgian starburst brooch

A cool Georgian starburst brooch set with white paste gemstones

after deposits were discovered in California in 1892

but of the brevity and transience of life itself

It's finished in beautiful dark turquoise guilloché enamel over 14k gold

with French marks indicating 18k gold

Georgian Cockfight Miniature Painting Pendant victorian A cool Georgian starburst broochDATE: Georgian, c. 1835 A gruesome relic from a bygone age (in England, anyway), this Victorian pedant depicts a cockfight. The two gamecocks have adopted an aggressive stance, mirroring one another, with necks stretched forward poised to strike. They're wearing spurs, and there is what appears to be blood on the floor of the cockpit between them this really was a barbaric "sport" and at this point I'd like to state that we in no way condone