Victorian Turtle Brooches
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 Butterfly Brooches
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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Jade Information and History
Information and history of jade plus a gallery of jade used in antique and vintage brooches. Nephrite and jadeite were used from prehistoric periods for hardstone carving. Jadeite has about…
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Scottish Agate Information and History
Information and history of Scottish agate plus a gallery of Scottish agate used in antique and vintage brooches. In the early years of the 19th century, the poetry and novels…
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Coral Information and History
Information and history of coral plus a gallery of coral used in antique and vintage brooches. Believed by classical civilizations to possess therapeutic and apotropaic powers and used as ornament…
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Lapis Lazuli Information and History
Information and history of lapis lazuli plus a gallery of lapis lazuli used in antique and vintage brooches and other jewellery or artifacts. Lapis Lazuli has been mined since neolithic…
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Rubies Information and History
Information and history of rubies plus a gallery of rubies used in antique and vintage brooches. The quality of a ruby is determined by its color, cut, and clarity, which,…
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Sapphires Information and History
Information and history of sapphires plus a gallery of sapphires used in antique and vintage brooches. The sapphire is the birthstone for September. It's beautiful colour befits royalty so it…
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Emeralds Information and History
Information and history of emeralds plus a gallery of emeralds used in antique and vintage brooches. Emeralds are the birthstone for May, however, their beautiful colour has made them a…
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Pearls Information and History
Information and history of pearls plus a gallery of pearls used in antique and vintage brooches. Natural pearls have been used for centuries both in brooches and other jewellery as…
