Antique Edwardian 14k Gold Starburst Brooch, Enhancer, Seed Pearls, Mourning carnet du bal ebony (or ebony finish) and

ebony (or ebony finish) and shining

Solid shimmering mother of pearl

and so beautiful

perhaps by a surface re-mounting with cloth adhesive

she became the consort of the future Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus (reigned 293-306) and the mother of the future Emperor Constantine the Great (reigned 306-337)

Antique Edwardian 14k Gold Starburst Brooch, Enhancer, Seed Pearls, Mourning carnet du bal ebony (or ebony finish) andI love to wear a lapel cluster of these old Edwardian mourning brooches, all the seed pearls and a few with diamonds, various sizes. This is the smallest one I have in my collection, at just over 1" in diameter. It's the heavenly star to which a dearly departed loved one has gone, or that's the iconographic symbolism in its time. It's loaded with seed pearls, representing the tears of the mourner who wore it in remembrance of a lost loved one. These