Victorian Garnet Gold Digger Brooch plique-a-jour Cross for faith

Cross for faith

Austrian marks for 900 silver

The frame is formed into wonderfully intricate foliate leaf motifs

The gallery features intricate pierced scrolled openwork

Foul is a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine

Victorian Garnet Gold Digger Brooch plique-a-jour Cross for faithDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A particularly good example of a South African goldrush brooch, dating from the 1880s. It comprises the standard miner's tools, a shovel, pick, and bucket, along with a rope and ladder. It also features two miniature gold nuggets, and has a garnet set into the shovel. It would likely have been sold to tourists visiting the gold fields of South Africa. I ain't sayin' she a gold digger but STONES Garnet MEASUREMENTS 4. 6 x 2.