Victorian 18ct Gold Essex Crystal Tie Pin with a Horse Racing Scene feed-condition-used The gold mount is softly

The gold mount is softly domed and subtly patinated

The design of this tie pin is a tribute to the date 1532

which packs quite a punch - even after two hundred years

and no indication of heat treatment

Victorian 18ct Gold Essex Crystal Tie Pin with a Horse Racing Scene feed-condition-used The gold mount is softlyA beautiful example of a Victorian Essex crystal, this 18ct gold tie pin features a wonderfully detailed reverse carved and painted scene of a jockey mid gallop. The horse is captured in full stretch a moment of pure movement frozen beneath a domed rock crystal. What is an Essex crystal? Essex crystals (also known as reverse intaglios) are tiny works of art. The image is carved in reverse into the back of a domed rock crystal, then meticulously