Vintage Crescent Brooch Gold Seed Pearl, c. 1930 victorian bangle date letter “O” for 1988

date letter “O” for 1988

this sterling silver locket bears the lion passant

something that could be carried and consulted while on the move

and the club measures 45

a technique widely used during the period to enhance the brilliance of diamonds

Vintage Crescent Brooch Gold Seed Pearl, c. 1930 victorian bangle date letter “O” for 1988There is a tranquil sort of glamour to a brooch like this, an elegance that doesnt announce itself so much as it drifts into view. Seed pearls glow along the curve in a gentle arc, each one a tiny orb of captured light. One can imagine this pinned to the lapel of a 1930's evening coat, catching the faint shimmer of streetlamps on a winter night, worn by someone who understood that the smallest details often tell the most interesting stories.