Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch cuffs Natural Turquoise and Split Pearls

Natural Turquoise and Split Pearls

Set East/West on the band

and through into the Renaissance era

These clever little devices allow the wearer to keep track of the days and dates of the month

with a silver mous sitting atop the band

Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch cuffs Natural Turquoise and Split PearlsDATE: 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