Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade Evidence of an old resize

Evidence of an old resize to the back of the band

It's exceptionally well worked

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

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

and hanging from a period gold belcher chain

Victorian Silver Bicycle Brooch jade Evidence of an old resizeDATE: 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