Art Deco Silver & Marcasite Bow Brooch feed-agegroup-adult The marcasites are set in

The marcasites are set in an exquisite oval design with leaf-like motifs

which features a delightful cornflower blue sapphire within a cluster of diamonds and a further diamond on each shoulder

the Goddess taking a widely awake attitude with eyes open and head up

A lovely opal and diamond ring made in Birmingham in 1875

The Regency Cut Steel Bangle features a flower at the centre and a further two smaller flowers on the side

Art Deco Silver & Marcasite Bow Brooch feed-agegroup-adult The marcasites are set inA classic bow design a favourite since the Renaissance. The bow is very sculptural, and it looks superb on. Marcasite jewellery was very popular in the 1920s due to the fashion of the light and dark designs, and it was also more affordable. Marcasite gemstone are very confusingly actually cut and polished pieces of pyrite (fool's gold) and not, as the name suggests, marcasite (another actual gemstone!)