Antique Scottish Pebble Bow Brooch, Victorian c. 1890, Agate and Sterling Silver ceylon The ring face overall measures

The ring face overall measures 19 mm across and 13

That woman still looms large in my memory

This brooch is a wonderful example of Mizpah jewelry

“To my wife

England in 1908

Antique Scottish Pebble Bow Brooch, Victorian c. 1890, Agate and Sterling Silver ceylon The ring face overall measuresThere 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