Art Nouveau ant and grasshopper 18kt yellow gold brooch. A rectangular 18kt yellow gold brooch, with a scene depicting an ant and a grasshopper on a wheat stem, the grasshoper and ant are studded with rose cut diamonds and a single cabochon ruby, fitted to the reverse with a hinged pin and C-scroll. Hallmarked 18kt gold, French.
The tale of the ant and the grasshopper is a famed fable from Aesop's fables.