Beautiful Antique Victorian Round shaped Micromosaic Floral/Millefiori "Paris" brooch.

Beautiful Antique Victorian Round shaped Micromosaic Floral/Millefiori "Paris" brooch.

Micromosaics are characterized by the use of small cubes or rectangles, named “tesserae” (from Latin, plural of tessera meaning “having 4 corners”). These tesserae can be from metal, marble or any hard stone, but are mainly made from glass rods which are cut with a blade and hammer and termed smalti. The colors of these smalti are almost limitless and are produced in Venice. The smalti which are produced in bi-colors are named millefiori (“1000 flowers”).

Measurements :This lovely Micro Mosaic brooch measures 2.5cm in diameter .Total weight of 8.1grams.