Expressive labradorite carving of a grinning monkey head with fearsome eyes c.1880.
Converted from stickpin to pendant.
All original Victorian glass eyes and teeth.
Labradorite displays an iridescent optical effect (or schiller) known as labradorescence.The stone owes its name to the Labrador region in Canada, where it was discovered in 1770 by missionaries.
1/2 inch in length.