Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade French platinum marks

French platinum marks

intricately crafted from seed pearls

It's exceptionally well worked

A spectacular Georgian cluster ring set with juicy pink-purple garnets - a halo of smaller stones arranged around a 4

and hanging from a period gold belcher chain

Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade French platinum marksDATE: 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