Dimensions: top is 3/4 inch wide and bangle graduates down to 1/3 inch; oval bangle will comfortably fit a wrist that is 6.75 to 7.75 inches in diameter. Interior is 5 cm high by 5.3 cm wide.
Condition: excellent; no dents or damage; safety chain has been replaced
Year: 1850-70
Price: $475 sold
Description: Gorgeous Victorian rose cut garnet bangle! Firey, rich wine colored garnets adorn this Victorian bangle. The setting is a low karat rose gold, commonly know as "garnet gold". Garnet is the birth stone for January. It received its name from the Latin word for pomegranate, "granatum", because it reminded early scientists of pomegranate seeds.
During the Victorian era, Western cultures believed that garnets would enrich the blood and provide the wearer with a long, healthy life.
