This adorable novelty brooch depicts a tiny jumping frog. Its body is set with round-cut demantoid garnets and rose-cut diamonds.
Little novelty brooches displaying animals or objects were very popular in the last quarter of the 19th Century.
A similar brooch is depicted in: French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century, Henri Vever, translated by Katherine Purcell, Thames & Hudson, London, 2001, p. 1056.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Size: 30 x 20 mm.
Weight: 4.50 grams.
Age: 19th Century, circa 1890s
Material: Hallmarked with a French eagle's head hallmark for 18k gold, used after 1838.
Condition: In great antique condition, with only minor wear, consistent with age.
Please note that the antique box is for display purposes.