An antique solid silver swallow (or similar bird) brooch, with gilded highlights, an applied wire collar & pearl tag, and pavé set with tiny turquoise cabochons and a ruby paste eye.
Pretty, collectible & wearable too!
CONDITION: All original and very good. Slight signs of wear to stones & tarnish commensurate with age and use.
DEFECTS: None.
DATE/MARKS: Around 1890. Not marked.
DIMENSIONS: 33 x 17 mm (1 inch = 25.4 mm). To give an impression of scale, the coin is 19 mm or ¾ of an inch diameter.