Antique deals Victorian Edwardian 2.5” Crescent Moon Sterling Silver Paste Brooch Pin

Excellent condition. Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection.

● Silver setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear, no dents.
● Glass has fresh sheen with no chips and light surface wear.
● No stones are missing, they are original, with a tiny bit of smokiness to a few of the stones.
● Clasp is secure and original (catch of clasp slightly misshapen).


Era 1900 - 1910s
Length 2 1/2"
Width 2mm
Mark Yes, see photo
Weight 2.3 grams
Material Sterling Silver, Glass


Key Quality
A crescent moon brooch, classical for the period and a Victorian symbol for female empowerment, yet this one is unique for its sliver of a silhouette that is generously proportioned. Glittering paste in a checkered green and white pattern is also uncommon.

Collector Note

On Symbolism In Jewelry. Symbolism in antique and vintage jewelry is common, yet it can be hard to spot if you don't know what you're looking for. Often, specific natural gemstones, flowers, birds, and motifs like stars and anchors were imbued with meanings that have fallen out of present-day society's collective memory. To appreciate the power of symbols in antique jewelry is to imagine what it would have been like to wear the piece and step back into history.


On Victorian. A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became deals culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria's taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid.