Victorian Tourmaline & Diamond Witches Heart Brooch without stones vegetation

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A collection of 205 intaglio/cameo plaster casts depicting various Greco-Roman deities

It's set with old mine cut diamonds

The six opals display a diverse colour palette that shifts and changes as they move through different light

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Victorian Tourmaline & Diamond Witches Heart Brooch without stones vegetationDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Charming late Victorian witches heart studded with rose cut diamonds and set with a central heart shaped greet tourmaline. The witches heart (aka witch's heart) was a popular motif throughout the Georgian and early Victorian eras. A curved point at the bottom implied that the giver had become "bewitched" to fall in love with the recipient in ancient times the heart was allegedly used to ward off witches and other evil spirits.