Victorian 15ct Gold Scottish Garter & Thistle Brooch Set With Jasper, Bloodstone & Amethysts

A stunning 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold Scottish garter brooch that was made circa 1860-1880. It is set with different agates including jasperAn opaque variety of Chalcedony and is brown, yellow, or reddish, but may be used to describe other opaque colours like dark or mottled green, orange, and black. Jasper is almost always multicoloured and patterned in a unique way., bloodstoneA dark green to dark bluish-green variety of Chalcedony that is splattered with red or brown spots that resemble blood. The extent of the marking varies depending on the stone. Spots are favoured over larger stripes and markings., and grey agateA variety of cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), typically banded in appearance. The use of agate in jewellery dates back to the Stone Age.. In the centre are three thistles, the symbol for Scotland, set with amethysts. It has been engraved along the edge and on the leaves of the thistle. It is in wonderful condition throughout.