Victorian Crown Jewels "Sovereign’s Sceptre” Brooch ruby It's modelled in 18 karat

It's modelled in 18 karat gold and dates from the 1880s

It features applied two-tone gold flowers and a hand-chased swallow and pommels around the edges

which also resemble wings

It's crafted in niello silver

Victorian Crown Jewels "Sovereign’s Sceptre” Brooch ruby It's modelled in 18 karatDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Its Jubilee Week over here in the UK (at least this is the week we get two bank holiday) so heres a little bit of British Royal ephemera to mark the occasion This is a brooch replica of The Sovereigns Sceptre with Cross, made in 1661 by goldsmith Robert Viner for King Charles II. Interestingly, the sceptre remains part of the British Crown Jewels, but in a slightly altered form the alteration being the addition of the Cullinan