Grand Tour ROMA Brooch yellow gold indicate with was exchanged between

indicate with was exchanged between two (presumably) living people

The A & Co maker's mark inside the band attributes the ring to Asprey & Co of London

The Victorians were (obviously) mad about symbolism and the past

and they're each mounted in a gold screw-back mount with attractive pierced openwork around the borders

Grand Tour ROMA Brooch yellow gold indicate with was exchanged betweenROMA. The crowning jeweller of any Grand Tourer's European sojourn. This brooch incorporates all of the elements required to prove your mastery of European culture and knowledge, from the central hardstone cameo (depicting Minerva, naturally) to the Etruscan Revivalist gold work. And for any lowbrow brute who, having glanced at your dazzling Grand Tour memento, still doesn't get it, the word ROMA is emblazoned across its length. Because you've been