Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch moss agate The scenes in this micro-photograph

The scenes in this micro-photograph include The Hydropathic Establishment

The Imperial Russian egg pendants we come across are usually 'miniature'

it features a 9k white gold band with pinched shoulder details

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

and remains paired with the original tooled leather box

Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch moss agate The scenes in this micro-photographDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 Mars, god of war (and also an agricultural guardian, apparently). This superb early Victorian cameo depicts Mars with shield and spear, wearing a magnificent helmet adorned with a griffin (the legendary beast with the head and wings of an eagle, and body of a lion). The son of Jupiter and Juno, Mars, unlike his Greek counterpart Ares, held an important and dignified position within the Roman pantheon. Whereas the Greeks saw