A Victorian Essex crystal bee brooch, the round rock crystal cabochon reverse intaglio naturalistically depicts a bumblebee, collet-set within a surround with bead and twisted cable details, glazed compartment to the reverse, fitted with tube hinged pin stem, a C-catch and a hook for pendants, unmarked yellow metal testing as 18ct, crystal approximately 29.0 mm diameter, overall measures 4.2 cm, total weight of item 24.2 grams.