Victorian Archives - Antique Brooches https://antique-brooches.com/price-guide/period-style-brooches/victorian/ Information and Price Guide to Antique and Vintage Brooches Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:15:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 214466006 Victorian Turtle Brooches https://antique-brooches.com/victorian-turtle-brooches/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 12:04:50 +0000 http://www.antique-brooches.com/?p=855 Victorian Turtle Brooches. Price guide to Victorian turtle brooches. Turtles are a popular animal brooch and are ideal for showing off exquisite gemstones such diamonds, emeralds and rubies as well…

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]]> Victorian Turtle Brooches. Price guide to Victorian turtle brooches. Turtles are a popular animal brooch and are ideal for showing off exquisite gemstones such diamonds, emeralds and rubies as well as many other gemstones.

An emerald and diamond turtle brooch, late 19th Century ANTIQUE DIAMOND AND DEMANTOID GARNET TURTLE PENDANT BROOCH Diamond turtle brooch, late 19th century An emerald, demantoid garnet and diamond turtle brooch AN ANTIQUE BLISTER PEARL AND DIAMOND TURTLE BROOCH

 

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]]> 855 Victorian Butterfly Brooches https://antique-brooches.com/victorian-butterfly-brooches/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 08:46:16 +0000 http://www.antique-brooches.com/?p=854 Price guide to Victorian butterfly brooches. Butterfly brooches have never lost their popularity since they became fashionable during the Georgian era. Victorian butterfly brooches can be purely ornamental but they…

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]]> Price guide to Victorian butterfly brooches. Butterfly brooches have never lost their popularity since they became fashionable during the Georgian era. Victorian butterfly brooches can be purely ornamental but they can also be symbolic as the butterfly signifies the soul.  It also has religious a meaning as the butterfly signifies the resurrection or rebirth. The caterpillar signifies life while the chrysalis signifies death.

A diamond butterfly brooch, circa 1890 A LATE VICTORIAN OPAL AND DIAMOND BROOCH/HAIR ORNAMENT Antique Gold, Natural Pearl, Diamond, Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire Butterfly Brooch Antique Two-Color Gold, Diamond, Button and Split Pearl and Ruby Butterfly Brooch Victorian 18k Gold Butterfly Brooch Ruby and diamond brooch, circa 1890 Modelled as a butterfly

 

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]]> 854 Victorian Opal and Diamond Brooches https://antique-brooches.com/victorian-opal-diamond-brooches/ Sun, 13 May 2018 18:38:01 +0000 http://www.antique-brooches.com/?p=669 Price guide to Victorian opal and diamond brooches. Diamonds are the perfect accompaniment for opals highlighting the delicate color of the opal. Queen Victoria apparently wore opals throughout her reign…

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]]> Price guide to Victorian opal and diamond brooches. Diamonds are the perfect accompaniment for opals highlighting the delicate color of the opal. Queen Victoria apparently wore opals throughout her reign despite bad superstitions about the gemstone.

A 19th Century opal and diamond pendant/brooch A late 19th century opal and diamond brooch Antique Silver, Gold, Opal and Diamond Sunburst Pendant-Brooch A late Victorian 15ct gold, opal and diamond horseshoe brooch A late Victorian opal and diamond bar brooch, circa 1890 A Fabergé jewelled gold brooch

 

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