Edwardian Onyx Brooch / Early Deco Morning Brooch / Onyx Engraved Antique Brooch - Pendant / Gold filled Brooch

This fantastic brooch I was saving for myself, I wanted to turn it into a chocker necklace as I think that the engraved Onyx is a great symbol for going my direction in life. I love the arrow that points in two opposite directions!

This brooch was a pendant brooch at one time, as it has the loop for it to be suspended from a bail at the top. The brooch is an old antique brooch most likely Edwardian, but the geometric carved stone is very symbolic of Art Deco.

The brooch features a C clasp. The "C" clasp is the earliest catches were simple bends of metal shaped like the letter C. The pin was kept within the C with tension created by the pin against the fabric to which it was attached. Some pins were held in place by pressure of a bend in the pin which pressed against the C. This type of catch was not very secure because the pin could slip out of the C. C catches are generally always hand made. A C catch of some type was in use from about 1850 to 1910.

The brooch is gold filled and is in fantastic condition given its age.