Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade and hanging from a period

and hanging from a period gold belcher chain

A spectacular Georgian cluster ring set with juicy pink-purple garnets - a halo of smaller stones arranged around a 4

Yellow & White Brilliant Cut Diamonds

with Sri Lanka origin - it's a stunning cornflower blue colour and quite an unusual cut

Whether or not this antique cuff bangle was directly inspired by the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs we'll never know

Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade and hanging from a periodDATE: Victorian, 1896 A superb antique bicycle brooch in sterling silver and dating from the year 1896. I was somewhat surprised that it was made in the 19th century, as it looks remarkably similar to a modern bicycle, but a small amount of internet research* has concluded that fundamentally at least not much has changed in bicycle design over the past 130 years. The 1890s saw one of the seven "bike booms," driven by a few new and revolutionary