Victorian Diamond Salamander Brooch tiffany & co Pink (Imperial) and Sky Blue

Pink (Imperial) and Sky Blue Topaz

The gallery features intricate pierced scrolled openwork

and dates from the 1880s

Signed Cartier

made around 1910

Victorian Diamond Salamander Brooch tiffany & co Pink (Imperial) and Sky BlueDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 A superb antique Salamander brooch, studded with rose cut diamonds and ruby set eyes. It's beautifully made, with French gold marks and featuring fine textured metalwork to the silver settings. For centuries, the salamander has been a symbol of immortality and rebirth much like the phoenix. It was thought to be able to withstand burning in flames, and so was perceived to be a magical creature Pliny the Elder wrote of them: "A