Superior quality Georgian lace pin or ‘fichu’ pin, formed as a tiny wild rose sprig with rubies and old-cut diamonds in gold and silver c.1820.
Closed back cut-down settings, very fine condition.
2cms by 1.5cms.
The language of flowers, the meaning and sentiment attached to each flower, allowed the sender to express feelings of love and courtship which could otherwise not be spoken aloud in society.
The wild rose symbolises immortal love, a union that will never fade,not by time nor death.