American Gutta Percha Brooch of Victorian Hand 20th Century and/or color

and/or color

the bright 14k gold cradles half a bad of emeralds

It is with great the generous succor of my mom that I’m able to offer these up

*as is the magic of the antique jewelry world

Measurements: 6

American Gutta Percha Brooch of Victorian Hand 20th Century and/or colorThe Victorian language of flowers added an extra symbolic strand to the forget me nots message of remembrance: that of true love. Because the Victorians adored both sentimental and symbolic jewelry, it became a common motif, we often find the forget me not and the Rose in the center of the floral lexicon. This beautiful hand in gutta percha serves as not only a lovely reminder of this 19th century custom, it serves as a palimpsest of language,