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Marcus & Co Art Nouveau 18K yellow gold “tibula” shaped brooch set with natural pearls,cabochon sapphires, pave set round diamonds all surrounded with plique-a-jour with suspended platinum flakes, signed c. 1897
Marcus & Co Art Nouveau 18K yellow gold “tibula” shaped brooch set with natural pearls,cabochon sapphires, pave set round diamonds all surrounded with plique-a-jour with suspended platinum flakes, signed c. 1897
Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book “On the Origin of Species” overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of specie. By the 1870s both the scientific community and much of the general public had accepted evolution as a fact and awakening the public to the diversity of life. The frog emerging from Darwin’s Pond was a symbol of the times and a favorite theme for jewelry of the era.