Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade A superb Victorian Cat's Eye

A superb Victorian Cat's Eye ring dating from the latter half of the 19th Century

A faience scarab beetle is mounted as the centrepiece of a dual-bladed battleaxe

It's exceptionally well worked

Whether or not this antique cuff bangle was directly inspired by the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs we'll never know

intricately crafted from seed pearls

Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade A superb Victorian Cat's EyeDATE: 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