Victorian Diamond Horseshoe Necklace pinchbeck So far so normal

So far so normal

Essex Crystal

as the natural gemstones they sought to replicate

and date from the 1820s - a time when paste stones could command as much money

DATE: High Victorian

Victorian Diamond Horseshoe Necklace pinchbeck So far so normalDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A gorgeous Victorian horseshoe necklace dating from the latter half of the 19th Century. It's set with seven rose cut diamonds, four on one side three on the other, as the superstition dictates: seven being the luckiest number. Horseshoes have long been associated with good luck, and it's said that the devil cannot enter a house with a horseshoe hung over the door. This one's modelled in 15 karat gold and attached to a chunky