Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch Diamond foil-backed paste gemstones

foil-backed paste gemstones

The paste gemstones are chunky cushion cuts

and features elongated diamond-shaped bar links separated by chains of blecher links

A superb antique skeleton ring dating from the early 18th Century

Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch Diamond foil-backed paste gemstonesDATE: Victorian, 1896 A superb antique bicycle brooch in sterling silver and dating from the year 1896. I was somewhat surprised that it was made in the 19th century, as it looks remarkably similar to a modern bicycle, but a small amount of internet research* has concluded that fundamentally at least not much has changed in bicycle design over the past 130 years. The 1890s saw one of the seven "bike booms," driven by a few new and revolutionary