A magnificent Wedgwood brooch featuring a striking neoclassical image of Pegasus.
 
Pegasus is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. According to early myths, everywhere the winged horse struck his hoof to the earth, an inspiring water spring burst forth. Pegasus was peacefully drinking from a spring when the hero Bellerophon captured him. Long honoured as a constellation, Pegasus is a subject of very rich iconography, especially through ancient Greek pottery as well as paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance.
 
In 1804, Josiah Wedgwood began creating the iconic Jasperware. With intricate neo-classical motifs on a traditional Wedgwood bisque background, this is the ultimate adornment for a chatelain or chatelaine!
 
MATERIALS:
Sterling Silver, Jasperware 
 
AGE
VINTAGE
Mid-1900s
 
CONDITION: 
Very good – surface wear commensurate with age and use
 
SIZE: 
D 3.5 cm 
 
Please read descriptions and inspect photos carefully, paying careful attention to size and weight. Due to the age of antique and vintage jewelry, minor abrasions and wear of finishes is normal and appreciated. All items have been tested to be in working/usable condition, unless otherwise stated. Jewelry pieces are carefully wrapped, ribboned and shipped in an elegant velvet box.