Large Scale Victorian Cameo Brooch Featuring Pliny's Doves April 4th garnet is an almandine of

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After she was married

An exceptional early 20th C Art Nouveau padlock on a sterling square lock chain

Paired perfectly with a 13" barrel clasp chain

these charming pieces rose in popularity during the mid to late 19th Century

Large Scale Victorian Cameo Brooch Featuring Pliny's Doves April 4th garnet is an almandine ofPliny's Doves are a popular motif for cameos every collection boasts at least one roundel depiction of the fated four fowl scene, but what on earth does it mean? Pliny was, for all intents and purposes, an ancient lifestyle blogger, reporting (in his epic work Natural Histories) on popular works of the ancient world, regretfully dying when he tried to take a selfie at Mount Vesuvius (no really, he went to report on the eruption at Pompeii and passed