Scattered with other pin and brooches, or just on a lapel by itself, this jewel’s whimsy is pure delight.

An 18k textured yellow gold chick motif brooch has a personality all its own. Holding a natural saltwater white pearl it its mouth and with a petite ruby cabochon eye, its appears to be strutting along pecking for food and has just found a tasty morsel.

Twelve diminutive rose cut diamonds embellish one wing and along with the sensuous texture of the surfaces, it is a realistic take on this farmyard bird. Edwardian in date, it sports its original tube hinge and pin mechanism.