Late Victorian Hourglass Charm Pendant horse flower brooch by G

flower brooch by G

The stone is GIA certified as Natural Fancy Light Purplish Pink in colour

coupled with its ever so slightly diminutive size

the end of the pin is missing

Six old Euro diamonds in millegrain bezel settings (platinum)

Late Victorian Hourglass Charm Pendant horse flower brooch by GDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 The hourglass (aka sand timer), along with it's obvious practical uses, has long been associated with death particularly the brevity of individual human existence. Often found on grave stones from the middle ages through to the Victorian era, occasionally with the words Fugit Hora (Latin: 'Hours are Fleeting or Time Flies'). This miniature hourglass pendant dates from the late Victorian era, and, while it does measure out a