A late 19th century diamond and demantoid garnet set lizard brooch, designed as a naturalistic white metal lizard with carved teeth and tongue, the graduated demantoid garnet spine and eyes, within graduated old cut diamond set body and legs, comprising; seventy-six diamonds and twenty-two garnets, all claw set in white metal, the open back reverse with detachable brooch fitting, 94mm long, weight 13gms, presented within fitted Garrards box