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Victorian mourning brooch, love lost

Reference #: 9158

Status: sold

Dimensions: 1.25 by 1.75 inches

Condition: excellent; a few tiny chips at the top of the flower branch

Year:  1850-70

Price: sold

Description:  Poignant Victorian mourning brooch made from vulcanite (gutta percha).  This touching brooch depicts a cherub climbing up a broken flower branch.   In his hand, he holds part of an arrow, further symbolizing a love lost and departed. 

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