High Victorian Pavé Turquoise Bangle white sapphire One of only two supersonic

One of only two supersonic airliners to have flown

and (presumably as a direct response to its Pagan connotations) the Catholic church associated the white blossoms with chastity and the Virgin Mary

but I presume this is what they used to look like back in the '60s

Jewellery of the period was often directly inspired by celestial objects or spacecraft (Sputnik

and bears the French owl mark to the outer band at the back

High Victorian Pavé Turquoise Bangle white sapphire One of only two supersonicDATE: High Victorian, c. 1870 Superb Victorian bangle dating from the 1870s. Crafted in the High Victorian style, it features an oval dome, pav set with Persian turquoise and tiny rose cut diamond accents between the stones. The dome is bordered by Etruscan style applied ropework accents, and further collet set turquoise cabs. Crafted in rich 15 karat gold throughout, it's very classically Victorian in design and execution, with gold rope twist border