VICTORIAN SCARAB BEETLE & 15CT GOLD BRACELET

Victorian period

A stunning and rare Victorian scarab beetle bracelet set in 15ct gold.

The bracelet is made of seven taxidermy beetles that have fabulous natural bright green luminescent shells,

Every beetle is in fantastic condition, and are set in a closed back 15ct gold setting, with 15ct gold bar links between each beetle.

This is a totally original piece with the original invisible scarab set clasp.

Hallmarked for 15ct on the clasp tongue.

The trend of wearing real bug jewellery became popular in the Victorian period.

People were fascinated with the new discoveries of foreign lands, exotic animals and bugs during this time.

As urbanisation grew, the Victorians become more detached from nature, so using bugs and animals as adornment was a way to bring them a little closer to nature again!

This is a little piece of history!

MEASUREMENTS

Length approx: 18cm / 7”

WEIGHT

Weight approx: 10.8g

MATERIALS

Hallmarked 15ct gold & taxidermy Scarab beetles

CONDITION

Excellent,

The bracelet is in fabulous condition, some of the beetles are lifted slightly from the setting (due to the curve of the legs). All beetles are secure in their setting.

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