Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade intricately crafted from seed pearls

intricately crafted from seed pearls

It's exceptionally well worked

Evidence of an old resize to the back of the band

French platinum marks

A superb Victorian Cat's Eye ring dating from the latter half of the 19th Century

Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade intricately crafted from seed pearlsDATE: 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