Antique fly brooch, crossed needles, Sapphire and Pearl, 15k gold

Antique fly brooch, crossed needles, Sapphire and Pearl, 15k goldAn alluring and unusual antique fly brooch! This brooch features a fly sitting upon a pair of crossed knitting needles, the fly is adorned with creamy seed pearls and has a single round cut sapphire to the body. An old wives tale says that it is bad luck not to cross your needles when not in use so the crossed needles likely symbolise good luck. Flies have been known to represent humility and also were long worn as a talisman to ward off evil. The

1886 and the fob is fully hallmarked for sterling silver

it also has a floral motif to the centre

A handsome piece set into rich 18ct yellow gold with ornately engraved chunky shoulders

light lemony yellow with a gorgeous sparkling cut

There are numerous grand tour style design faces / busts

The rich old patinated silver contrasts beautifully against the crisp white dial

silver and paste crescent brooch

Upon the death of Augusta the locket was given to Lucy

75" widthWeight approx 8

A very nice combination of stones that work well with the rich antique gold

It has a sliding box type clasp with an additional snap lock

a popular symbol in Victorian jewellery promoting good luckThe horseshoe is set with seed pearls graduating in size from top to bottom