Victorian Iridescent Sea Snail Shell Brooch stick pins Fashioned in 18 karat gold

Fashioned in 18 karat gold and set with three natural sapphires and two transitional cut diamonds

it opens to reveal a glass locket compartment within

and were strongly endorsed by Rudyard Kipling who argued for ‘an end of the present curious arrangement by which our soldiers go marching here

Each one set with a natural blue sapphire nestled within a halo of rose cut diamonds

Victorian Iridescent Sea Snail Shell Brooch stick pins Fashioned in 18 karat goldDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 An incredible iridescent sea snail shell forms to body of this Victorian brooch (with silver fittings ingeniously added to the back). The spiral shell is ridged and grooved, and produces the most striking rainbow coloured shimmer as it moves in the light. Dating from the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1880. STONES Sea Snail Shell MEASUREMENTS 2. 9 x 2. 4cm WEIGHT 9. 4g MARKS No marks present, tests as sterling silver