Pair of Edwardian Silver Pig Pin Cushions poissarde earrings and French import marks indicate

and French import marks indicate that it was first retailed in Paris

A beautiful antique "Sun in Splendour" brooch dating from the late Victorian period

it's beautifully crafted in 18 karat gold throughout

The term “lab-grown” means that it’s a real sapphire in terms of mineral make-up – corundum – but was created in a laboratory

Pair of Edwardian Silver Pig Pin Cushions poissarde earrings and French import marks indicateDATE: Edwardian, 1905 A pair of antique sterling silver pin cushions in the form of (as my three year old would put it) piggy porkers. They're really quite charming, one with maker's mark CS*FS Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd and both featuring English hallmarks with date letter indicating they were made in 1905. Weird? Yes. Useful? Depends what you're in to they'd make great paperweights if you don't have a bunch of pins lying around.