Vintage Boucheron Snail Brooch 5-Stone Rings with clear English hallmarks dating

with clear English hallmarks dating it to the year 1873

and it's particularly exciting to find such a small example

A gorgeous vintage sapphire and diamond oval cluster ring dating from the 1970s - aka the Princess Diana Ring

light wear to the stones commensurate with age

Vintage Boucheron Snail Brooch 5-Stone Rings with clear English hallmarks datingDATE: Vintage, c. 1960 A fantastic terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc (aka snail) brooch by Boucheron Paris. It dates from the 1960s, part of their popular animal range, with stunning guilloch enamelled shell and diamond set body. The cultural significance of snails tends to focus on their slowness, often manifesting as lethargy or laziness (sloth as per the seven deadly sins is linked with the snail in Christian tradition). Greek poet Hesiod