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it has a lovely heft and feel
With a delicately hand painted lid and gold trim
The deep blue was a color associated with royalty
and the brooches were given to young ladies from their sweethearts
a synthetic purple topaz
Antique 18K, Turquoise & Pearl Ring spectacles it has a lovely heftPersian turquoise was very popular among Victorians. It was brought to Europe via Turkey, and called Pierre Turquoise (Turkish Stone) by the French. It is harder than American turquoise, and has a pure blue color with no matrix, which was desirable in the Victorian Era. Queen Victoria was very fond of the stone, gifting her bridesmaids with pieces which included it, which added to its popularity. In many cultures, it is said to bring protection,
