At the turn of the twentieth century, a surge of lunar and mystical interest galvanized into a brief trend of "man in the moon" themed jewelry. This Edwardian fad usually included a moonstone carved into the shape of a face and diamonds to evoke twinkling stars. We love this variation, which was meant to be affordable and fun to wear: saphiret (a type of rainbow-hued glass) is framed with white paste (early rhinestones). That moon is PSYCHED!
MATERIALS: base metal, saphiret glass moon, 14 white pastes
AGE: c. 1900
CONDITION: Very good
SIZE: 1 3/8" x 1/2"