Victorian Aluminium Brooch ring game and the pyramid

and the pyramid

Absolutely stunning Victorian eye ring studded with 21 glistening old cut diamonds

streamlined head is home to five gemstones: two diamonds and three rubies

The stone is moody

Victorian Aluminium Brooch ring game and the pyramidA sweet Victorian aluminium brooch, dating from the mid 19th century. Aluminium, discovered in 1827 by a German chemist named Whler, was first used in jewellery in the 1850s. The difficulty of extracting the metal meant it was rare and expensive; it seemed the perfect choice for jewellery and, for a short while, was more valuable than gold. A number of manufacturers showed aluminium jewellery at the Paris Exhibition of 1867, where some of the best