Description

tests as 9k gold

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made around 1910

The gallery features intricate pierced scrolled openwork

Victorian Diamond Salamander Brooch tiffany & co tests as 9k goldDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 A superb antique Salamander brooch, studded with rose cut diamonds and ruby set eyes. It's beautifully made, with French gold marks and featuring fine textured metalwork to the silver settings. For centuries, the salamander has been a symbol of immortality and rebirth much like the phoenix. It was thought to be able to withstand burning in flames, and so was perceived to be a magical creature Pliny the Elder wrote of them: "A

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