Victorian Large Scottish Silver Granite Dirk Brooch Pin c. 1880 engagement Item ID:3T0917188VR

Item ID:3T0917188VR

9 grams and is marked with the French mask mark for platinum

there’s the anchor

likely made around 1890-1900

Instead of following the crowd

Victorian Large Scottish Silver Granite Dirk Brooch Pin c. 1880 engagement Item ID:3T0917188VRAberdeen sits at the mouth of the River Dee on the eastern coast of Scotland. The region has seen human activity and settlement for nearly 8000 years. Which is just astonishing. In more recent times, its been mined for its uniquely sparkly pink and grey granite. This c. 1880 Scottish sword brooch, referred to as a Dirk, offers a lovely example of this high mica content granite. The whisper thin polished grey granite blade extends out of the pink