Victorian Aesthetic Movement Three Swallows Brooch aigrette With a good

With a good

the swirling designs merging into the claws

08ct Old European Cut Diamonds

and date from the 1820s - a time when paste stones could command as much money

Victorian Aesthetic Movement Three Swallows Brooch aigrette With a goodDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A cool antique aesthetic movement locket dating from the 1880s. Unusually, it's crafted in 18k gold (these were normally silver) and it's shaped as a round, concave dish with three swallows in flight. The birds are set with tiny split pearls and ruby cabochon eyes. In spite of its 140 years, it still feels distinctly modern today. The English Aesthetic Movement was directly inspired by the London International Exhibition of