Victorian Pearl Dove Pin unisex but that's a whole other

but that's a whole other story)

always on the lookout for new deposits

VS1 clarity approx

It dates from the 1820s

Stones: 'Rhodolite' Garnet (variety almandine-pyrope) & Natural Pearls

Victorian Pearl Dove Pin unisex but that's a whole otherWeird and playful antique stick pin formed as a dove. A zoomorphic, baroque pearl represents the body and folded wings and it's really quite remarkable, with a feather like surface texture where the flight feathers should be, and, of course, a gorgeous silky white lustre. The head and neck are rendered in gold, again textured to look like feathers, with a single garnet cabochon eye. English, circa 1890. Doves have found their way into most corners of