Victorian 15ct Gold Day and Night Cassis Tuberosa Helmet Shell Cameo Brooch feed-gender-unisex with a flower motif set

with a flower motif set with a peridot and seed pearls

Versatility is everything when it comes to brooches

A simple flower tie pin with paste (glass) in each petal

The scale and workmanship are just right

The sapphire and diamonds are set in a bezel setting

Victorian 15ct Gold Day and Night Cassis Tuberosa Helmet Shell Cameo Brooch feed-gender-unisex with a flower motif setA stunning and impressive Day and Night cameo brooch framed in an Etruscan style. This shell cameo dates 1860 1880s and depicts the allegory of the Day and Night; Eos is the Goddess of the Day (Dawn) and her sister Selene the Goddess of the Night (Moon). There are so many wonderful symbols for these two goddesses: Symbols of the Night: Moon and Star, the veiled head adorned with Opium Poppy Seeds, the Goddess taking a sleeping attitude with closed