A Victorian 9ct Gold & Turquoise Buckle Brooch, c1860 The frogs are depicted with

The frogs are depicted with lively realism

Condition: No evident chips

indentations and small losses of gold gilding

the Guildhall Library Art Gallery

this jar was recovered from the cargo of the Cirebon Shipwreck

A Victorian 9ct Gold & Turquoise Buckle Brooch, c1860 The frogs are depicted withA Victorian 9ct yellow gold buckle brooch, finely engraved and set with twelve natural cabochon turquoise, dating to circa 1860, potential for an earlier origin around 1850. The reverse fitted with a pin and hook clasp, together with a suspension ring allowing the piece to be worn as a pendant. The union of the buckle motif and turquoise is emblematic of love, fidelity and prosperity, a popular symbolic design in mid Victorian jewellery. Unmarked and