Victorian Lily of the Valley Enamelled Silver Brooch sugarloaf each displaying a lovely colour

each displaying a lovely colour of blue

The brooch pictured is a large cameo representation of Dionysus/Bacchus

however the real breakthrough was made in 1875 when a Frenchman named Brustlein realised the importance of keeping the carbon content low (under 0

they used to chop off the pointy end of the stone)

Victorian Lily of the Valley Enamelled Silver Brooch sugarloaf each displaying a lovely colourDATE: Victorian, c. 1868 Antique jewellery often includes floral motifs, as part of their "Language of Flowers", whereby each flower or plant represented some romantic or emotional sentiment. This fantastic brooch, modelled in silver throughout features a delicately enamelled lily of the valley flower, standing out prominently against a baby blue background. With the words "With Best Wishes", this links perfectly to the symbolism of the flower re