Antique Scottish Pebble Bow Brooch, Victorian c. 1890, Agate and Sterling Silver ceylon England in 1908

England in 1908

That woman still looms large in my memory

This brooch is a wonderful example of Mizpah jewelry

This antique French fleur-de-lis paste necklace was originally designed to be worn with a black ribbon threaded through its silver fittings and tied at the back of the neck

This beautiful example is crafted in silver and while unmarked has been carefully acid tested as sterling silver

Antique Scottish Pebble Bow Brooch, Victorian c. 1890, Agate and Sterling Silver ceylon England in 1908There is an excellent book by Ginny Redington Dawes called Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures. It has the most wonderful photographs of Victorian jewelry, and especially of Scottish pebble jewelry. When I came across this fantastic Scottish agate bow brooch on my last trip to London, I thought immediately of this book, it was like this one jumped on of one of those luxurious glossy pages. This fantastic and brightly colored sterling silver bow