Vintage Peridot & Opal Comet Brooch operculum is fantastic - it sits

is fantastic - it sits on its haunches with one paw outstretched

and set with a gorgeous central blue sapphire

saying that "for ridiculous vulgarity and foolish methods it took the first prize"

and ornate openworked hands

Vintage Peridot & Opal Comet Brooch operculum is fantastic - it sitsDATE: Vintage, c. 1980 A stunning vintage comet brooch, set with a gorgeous green peridot stone, surrounded by a cluster of opals. The brooch curves off to the right with scroll details. The opals display a great array of colour from blue to orange, pink and green and glow from within. Crafted in 18k white gold. Halley's Comet is named after the Royal Astronomer Sir Edmund Halley, who was the first to realize that reported comet sightings between 1531