Brooch

Watch Hook 2

Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:50 — curator

The heart on the front of this watch hook brooch was probably intended to be engraved with a monogram. Many buyers chose not to have the engraving done.

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Pearl Starburst Brooch

Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:47 — curator

This brooch may be a mourning piece, as the pearl symbolizes tears. The black and white enamel would be typical for memorial jewels.

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Cameo Pendant, Brooch, Muse

Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:22 — curator

The lady in this cameo is one of the muses, Erato, the muse of love poetry. Her signs are the lyre and the crown of roses.

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Bird and Flowers Brooch

Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:10 — curator

Engraved gold inlays form the bird and flower pattern in this small fine gold brooch. One of the flower inlays is missing.
The reverse shows a fine example of a trombone clasp.

Bar pins typically were used to attach a watch or watch chain to the bodice. But sometimes they were simply decorative. This pin does not have a hook on the back for the watch. The pin is dimensional, having been stamped and repouseed into high relief.

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Bar Pin, one lozenge

Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:00 — curator

Bar pins were commonly worn, often to hold the end of a watch chain. This example shows nice gallery wire decoration.

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Agate Brooch

Sun, 03/08/2009 - 18:54 — curator

Queen Victoria was fond of Scotland, and spent much time at Balmoral. Scots influenced jewelry was popular during this period. This brooch includes agates. The clasp shows that this is a reproduction.