A Victorian 9ct Gold & Turquoise Buckle Brooch, c1860 Reference: Many examples have been

Reference: Many examples have been excavated in graves in Luristan at Tang-i Hamamlan

indentations and small losses of gold gilding

The frogs are depicted with lively realism

the Guildhall Library Art Gallery

A Victorian 9ct Gold & Turquoise Buckle Brooch, c1860 Reference: Many examples have beenA Victorian 9ct yellow gold buckle brooch, finely engraved and set with twelve natural cabochon turquoise, dating to circa 1860, potential for an earlier origin around 1850. The reverse fitted with a pin and hook clasp, together with a suspension ring allowing the piece to be worn as a pendant. The union of the buckle motif and turquoise is emblematic of love, fidelity and prosperity, a popular symbolic design in mid Victorian jewellery. Unmarked and