Victorian Pearl Fly Jet Brooch 18k gifted by her husband Louis

gifted by her husband Louis XVI upon the announcement of her pregnancy with the future Dauphin of France

it epitomizes all the romantic charm of the Regency era

Details: Measuring approximately 5

Though this is made of black jet it's not necessarily a mourning piece

Circa 1920 one of the prettiest brooches I've had the pleasure to admire: a graceful feather crafted in 18k white gold completely studded with a prismatic mix of old-European cut

Victorian Pearl Fly Jet Brooch 18k gifted by her husband LouisA striking antique Victorian brooch, circa 1890, featuring a cheeky little fly of 14k set with lustrous pearls perched on a bar of smoothly carved jet. Though this is made of black jet it's not necessarily a mourning piece, though that is possible. Flies had symbolic significance in the 19th century, sometimes used as representations of human mortality and by extension spiritual humility; but they can also represent hope, adaptability and resilience,