1835 Halley's Comet Brooch brooches Built in 18 carat yellow

Built in 18 carat yellow gold and platinum

perhaps) are later

almost watery hue and clarity and over 4 carats in weight

likely salvaged from a bracelet or necklace

1835 Halley's Comet Brooch brooches Built in 18 carat yellowA Georgian brooch made to commemorate the arrival of Halley's comet in 1835 when people held their breath waiting for the apparition which now and for the first time bore Halley's name. This new society was increasingly enamoured with the natural world and the comet's grand return captured the collective imagination to the extent that jewellers began making commemorative brooches, in myriad styles and designs, to be worn in honour of Halley's