An Outstanding French Foiled 19th C Perpignan Garnet Brooch locket sizable aquamarine

sizable aquamarine

Painting surfaces for these miniature works of art varied from porcelain and celluloid to ivory

and those all original Victorian amethyst hearts

and they always return to their nests after time away

An Outstanding French Foiled 19th C Perpignan Garnet Brooch locket sizable aquamarineIf there is one thing I can always be relied upon to love, it is the glow of a foiled garnet And if youve never met a Perpignan up close and personally before, you are in for an indulgence. Perpignan garnets have a special history the were only mined between the 17th 20th centuries in the Perpignan region, which straddles Frances southern most border with Spain. Tucked into an elusive corner of the alps, Perpignan shares a special symbol of Catalan