Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch eternity ring Unusual to find one like

Unusual to find one like this in 18 karat gold

clarity SI1

inspired by jewellery discovered in excavations of ancient tombs in Pompeii and Herculaneum

the gemstone was used by chemists to polarize light by shining rays onto a cut facet of the stone

Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch eternity ring Unusual to find one likeDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 A superb mid Victorian pique brooch dating from the 1870s. It's a round, slightly domed shape, inlayed with gold and silver, and featuring a butterfly at the centre surrounded by an elaborately embellished border. The butterfly represented the soul or Psyche in Greek mythology, and as such it's likely that that this was a mourning piece to be worn in the memory of a dearly beloved. MEASUREMENTS 3. 8cm diameter WEIGHT 7. 2g