Victorian 18ct Gold & Enamel 'Queen of Spades' Playing Card Novelty Tie Pin feed-agegroup-adult Angel Skin Coral is a

Angel Skin Coral is a pale pink coral usually from the seas around Japan

faded with time

The scale and workmanship are just right

Likely given as a romantic token nearly two centuries ago

Victorian 18ct Gold & Enamel 'Queen of Spades' Playing Card Novelty Tie Pin feed-agegroup-adult Angel Skin Coral is aA beguiling piece of Victorian novelty jewellery, this stick pin takes the form of the Queen of Spades playing card expertly rendered in vibrant enamel atop an 18ct gold plaque, mounted on a brass pin. More than just a whimsical accessory, the Queen of Spades carries layers of symbolism. In Victorian times, she might have evoked the image of a wise, independent woman cool, calculating, and quietly powerful. She also held a darker allure: immortalised