Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch cuffs with a silver mous sitting

with a silver mous sitting atop the band

wings outstretched

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

5cm in length

Victorian Pique "Psyche" Brooch cuffs with a silver mous sittingDATE: 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