Victorian Aesthetic Movement Three Swallows Brooch aigrette The gallery features intricate pierced

The gallery features intricate pierced scrolled openwork

and date from the 1820s - a time when paste stones could command as much money

Which probably actually makes them vintage

and becomes purple under incandescent bulbs

08ct Old European Cut Diamonds

Victorian Aesthetic Movement Three Swallows Brooch aigrette The gallery features intricate piercedDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A cool antique aesthetic movement locket dating from the 1880s. Unusually, it's crafted in 18k gold (these were normally silver) and it's shaped as a round, concave dish with three swallows in flight. The birds are set with tiny split pearls and ruby cabochon eyes. In spite of its 140 years, it still feels distinctly modern today. The English Aesthetic Movement was directly inspired by the London International Exhibition of