Victorian Diamond and Amethyst Brooch Sculpted animal bracelet Materials and Features: six

Materials and Features: six

The scarcity of gold and the rise of commodities through the industrial revolution drove this demand

Flowers were assigned specific meanings

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I love this piece as it is an authentic example of the ways in which jewelry was repurposed in the Victorian era

Victorian Diamond and Amethyst Brooch Sculpted animal bracelet Materials and Features: sixThe Victorian language of flowers added an extra symbolic strand to the forget me nots message of remembrance: that of true love. Because the Victorians adored both sentimental and symbolic jewelry, it became a common motif, its petals typically being rendered in turquoise or blue enamel, or else being suggested only in outline. A superb Victorian bezel set amethyst of approximately 31 carats with a thirty seven diamond halo. Single cut diamonds with