Victorian Brass Cherub Brooch Pair machine age A central cushion-shaped locket compartment

A central cushion-shaped locket compartment is home to a lock of woven hair

The pendulum and mouse both able to move freely

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but it's actually the most incredible Florentine Pietra Dura (literally hard stone) mosaic portraying two monks delighting in the food from a copper pot

Victorian Brass Cherub Brooch Pair machine age A central cushion-shaped locket compartmentDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 This super charming Victorian brooch pair are modelled as two little cherubs, each one playing an instrument. They look great worn as a pair on your jacket collar, and they're modelled in brass throughout. Known as Putti or Putto, the cherubs are very common as angels making music, as instruments of profane love its like their own little orchestra! They are each shown playing their own instrument, the triangle and the flute