Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade with Sri Lanka origin -

with Sri Lanka origin - it's a stunning cornflower blue colour and quite an unusual cut

It's exceptionally well worked

intricately crafted from seed pearls

and hanging from a period gold belcher chain

Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade with Sri Lanka origin -DATE: 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