Victorian Aluminium Brooch ring game streamlined head is home to

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

6mm by 27mm

The brooch is crafted in 9ct gold

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Victorian Aluminium Brooch ring game streamlined head is home toA 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