Georgian Yellow & Violet Paste Pansy Brooch OOS Milton was an English poet

Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant in the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell

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Georgian Yellow & Violet Paste Pansy Brooch OOS Milton was an English poetDATE: Georgian, c. 1800 A beautiful antique pansy brooch dating from the late Georgian era, circa 1800. It's set with five paste gemstone "petals", two ultra pale violet in colour, and three citrine yellow. The flower head is embellished by texture gold "leaves" and sits atop an "s" shaped stem. Crafted in 15 karat gold throughout. More thoughts on pansies on our blog STONES Paste gemstones (violet stones foil backed) MEASUREMENTS 2. 8 x 2. 5cm WEIGHT