Antique Silver Pietra Dura Lily Of The Valley Brooch tigers eye Representing a moth

Representing a moth

it features perfectly working slide pendants and a hefty tasseled drop pendant that are hand painted

this locket back pendant holds a lock of chestnut hair with green and red ribbons

Condition: Excellent Vintage condition commensurate with age and wear

with two smaller garnets and four seed pearls as accent stones

Antique Silver Pietra Dura Lily Of The Valley Brooch tigers eye Representing a mothPietra Dura, an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or "hardstones" is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art. The stonework, after the work is assembled loosely, is glued stone by stone to a substrate after having previously been "sliced and cut in different shape sections; and then assembled together so precisely that the contact between each section