Victorian Sterling Silver Rollo Chain with Special Aesthetic Movement Locket April 4th resulting in an overwhelming demand

resulting in an overwhelming demand for elaborate jewelry from those who moved in these circles

depicts a builder's square joined by a compass

boasting an all original

the Greeks associated amethysts with the wine god

in bloom behind the outstretch wing of a dove

Victorian Sterling Silver Rollo Chain with Special Aesthetic Movement Locket April 4th resulting in an overwhelming demandDuring the nineteenth century jewelry designers (and all the other sorts of designers, for that matter) were obsessed with historical revival styles. Classical, Gothic, Renaissance, Egyptian, you name it, the Victorians revived it. While we love finding these revival pieces today, some Victorians started to get sick of re hashing old styles and longed for design that was fresh, new and original. These people became followers of what came to be called