Late Victorian Aquamarine Spider Brooch niello A particularly cool Victorian signet

A particularly cool Victorian signet ring with an oval bloodstone panel featuring an intaglio carved lion's head

It dates from the late Georgian period

and it's mounted in 9 karat gold at one end

"only fools fall in love"

with the exception perhaps of the 1900s

Late Victorian Aquamarine Spider Brooch niello A particularly cool Victorian signetDATE: Late Victorian, c. 1900 Cool late Victorian spider brooch set with two vibrant aquamarine paste gemstones. The spider is poised at the centre of thin gold bar, with wire legs and mandibles crafted in 9 karat gold throughout. STONES Blue Paste Gemstones MEASUREMENTS Bar: 5. 7cm Spider: 19. 4 x 16. 4mm WEIGHT 3. 9g MARKS Stamped 9ct CONDITION Very good, light wear commensurate with age