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Book Your AppointmentAn amazing and rare Novelty brooch that features a frog. His body is silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
with gold down the centre, and has been set with specially selected graduated rubies down his back, and graduated rose diamonds over his body. He also has vivid green emeraldOne of the four ‘precious’ stones. An intense, deep green is the most desirable colour for emeralds. Flaws and cloudiness (‘jardin’) are very common in emeralds, so stones are often oiled, irradiated, and dyed to improve their look. Synthetic emeralds have fewer imperfections and are hard to set apart from natural stones. Emeralds belong to the beryl... eyes. In ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, frogs symbolised fertility, while in classical antiquity, the Greeks and Romans also associated frogs with fertility and harmony. This brooch was made in the VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). period, circa 1890, when “Novelty brooches” as they are known, featuring animals, birds and insects were very fashionable.
They are as collectable and wearable today as they were then.
This little chap has so much character and is really well made !
Unmarked, tested to silver & gold.
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