Victorian Agate Anchor Brooch albertina and composed in the late

and composed in the late Classical / early Romantic style contemporary to the era

Williamson

So long as I can stay on the beach

and highly unusual

as the natural gemstones they sought to replicate

Victorian Agate Anchor Brooch albertina and composed in the lateDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A fantastic oversized anchor brooch pendant dating from the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. It's hand chased with foliate motifs, and crafted in sterling silver. The rope coiled around it makes it a "fouled anchor". This means to be entangled or entwined, so an anchor is said to be "fouled" if it becomes caught up in rope, or snagged on the seafloor. Across the front there are four agate panels, two carnelian and two