Victorian "Halfpenny Rose Red" Postage Stamp Brooch silver A striking vintage Cartier signet

A striking vintage Cartier signet ring set with a blue topaz

along with the A*H workmaster's mark of August Hollming who worked for Fabergé between 1880 and 1913

Made at time when France had established hegemony over the vast majority of mainland Europe (there's some link to padlock there

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Victorian "Halfpenny Rose Red" Postage Stamp Brooch silver A striking vintage Cartier signetDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Wonderful Victorian brooch formed from silver and enamel in the likeness of a halfpenny rose red postage stamp featuring the head of Queen Victoria. These stamps were produced between 1870 and 1880 following a reduction in the postal rate for postcards and newspapers, notable for being the smallest UK postage stamp ever issued (at 17. 5 x 14mm this brooch is a little larger than the real thing would have been). It's anyone's