{"product_id":"antique-victorian-mourning-brooch-9ct-gold-flat-cut-garnet-lace-pin","title":"Antique Victorian mourning brooch, 9ct gold, Flat cut Garnet, Lace pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Victorians were well known for their sentiment and it shows, not least in their beautiful Mourning pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sweet antique Mourning brooch or lace pin is a typical design of the Georgian era that remained popular throughout the 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a small piece in a rectangular shape with a halo of flat cut Garnets around the outer rim, the Garnets encompassing a tiny glazed panel with a piece of silk beneath, usually holding hair but this one doesn't.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is crafted in 9ct gold and has an old c type clasp and pin fastener.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is engraved to the reverse M. W June 3rd 1839, aged 19.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to it's small size it was most probably a lace pin, used to secure the lengths of lace or fichu at the neck of both men and women, today it could be worn in many ways, on a collar or lapel, swagged on a chain or in a hat!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarks and era:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnmarked, tests as 9ct gold, early Victorian era, C1830s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFair used condition overall, surface wear and signs of use commensurate with age, small dings to the reverse and some nibbles to the stones, one with a chip, glazed cover is a later perspex replacement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApprox measurements:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.95\" width\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.70\" height \/ length\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeighs approx 2.83 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAny questions or queries please contact us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"StolenAttic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40334708637778,"sku":"5511","price":279.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/5906\/0339\/products\/Antique-Victorian-Mourning-brooch-flat-cut-pic-1A-720x3_10.10-3a2b83d9-f.webp?v=1676067553","url":"https:\/\/www.stolenattic.com\/ja\/products\/antique-victorian-mourning-brooch-9ct-gold-flat-cut-garnet-lace-pin","provider":"StolenAttic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}