Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch sardonyx It's a rare stone given

It's a rare stone given the colour grade

Signed Cartier Paris

Diamond and Pearl

Birmingham 1860

crafted in 18k gold and remaining in great condition almost 300 years on

Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch sardonyx It's a rare stone givenDATE: 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