{"product_id":"essex-wasp","title":"Essex Wasp","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare Victorian 'Essex crystal' reverse painted intaglio of a wasp c.1870.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsects work so well in Essex crystals, being carved to the back of the rock crystal cabochon, the insect seems to be frozen in time much in the way Cretaceous insects were preserved in amber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBees and spiders I have seen a few times but this is my first wasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Essex crystals' as they are commonly known(a misnomer relating to William Essex,noted painted in enamels at the same time) in fact originated in Belgium in the 1860s attributed to an artist named Emile Marius Pradier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet to a gold brooch marked 18carat,all original with pendant option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2cms diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63710923161949,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_aed5f901543a4de092bf2a7b7c6bda14_mv2.avif?v=1772636452","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/essex-wasp","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}