victorian monkey on branch brooch

A monkey in a top hat. What does it mean? We don't know - only that the Victorians were lovers of novelty jewellery, of which this is an example. Almost certainly English, a solidly made brooch testing as 18ct gold, made around 1890, and with the monkey standing on a 0.40 carat old-cut diamond. Height: Height 2 1/4 inches: 57 mm

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N.Bloom & Son

N.Bloom & Son was established by my maternal grandfather in 1912. I have run the business since 1971. I specialise in high-quality old jewellery, mostly late 19th and 20th century, of interesting and unusual design. After having a succession of shops in the West End over forty years, and having a achieved a high reputation and profile with the public, I decided to close my last shop in 2005, and now I trade solely over the internet, or by person-to-person contact with clients. I can be contacted by telephone 020 7629 5060, or from abroad 0044 20 7629 5060 or by email as below. Prices ncludes insured free-of-charge UK/Europe posting for any item, or free-of-charge sending by FedEx world-wide for any item over £500’

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