Late Victorian Multigem Artist's Palette Brooch pinchbeck Otherwise wear commensurate with age

Otherwise wear commensurate with age and use

and bears the owl hallmark reserved for pieces that were sent to the assay office in their finished form (the more common dog and eagle head were stamped on unfinished pieces)

Of particular interest are the weird sort of pulley shaped ones paired together

The party quietly dispersed

Late Victorian Multigem Artist's Palette Brooch pinchbeck Otherwise wear commensurate with ageDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Cool late Victorian bar brooch featuring an artist's palette, complete with gem set "paint" colours and paintbrushes with enamelled tips as if they've just been used. Perfect for an artist or art lover alike; crafted in 15 karat gold throughout and dates from the turn of the 20th century. At first I wondered if, as well as the gemstones representing different colours of paint, they might spell out a word acrostically but now I