Vintage Gold Shark Brooch swiss lapis An incredible antique Buddha pendant

An incredible antique Buddha pendant dating from the late Victorian period

and they're mounted in simple four claw baskets

Each side is double hinged

thick and chunky

they were invented by René Dagron in 1857 as a way of viewing microphotographs without the need of an expensive microscope

Vintage Gold Shark Brooch swiss lapis An incredible antique Buddha pendantDATE: Vintage, 1989 Cool vintage shark brooch dating from the 1980s. Personally, I'm terrified of sharks. One of the few irrational fears I'm aware of having but also, the Ocean is their domain. You don't see them coming, you don't hear them coming, then you're torn apart. Horrific. That said, sharks are a keystone species essential to maintaining healthy marine ecosystems and we (people) need to stop wiping them out at the alarming rate the we are.