1835 Halley's Comet Brooch brooches in Britain

in Britain

perhaps) are later

with beautifully intricate millegrain and openwork details and gorgeous scrolled gallery around the sides of the head

It's reminiscent of an eye (possibly robotic)

1835 Halley's Comet Brooch brooches in BritainA 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