Antique Victorian Silver Brooch Buckle Mizpah c.1880 drape …Simplifying and balancing ornament against

…Simplifying and balancing ornament against plain surface is my basic principle

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but now could easily be enjoyed as a fantastic pendant

Antique Victorian Silver Brooch Buckle Mizpah c.1880 drape …Simplifying and balancing ornament againstTheres a sweet gravity to Victorian sentiment jewelry. Messages of love, protection and parting; pressed into silver for safekeeping. This boldly scaled buckle brooch carries the single word Mizpah, drawn from Genesis: The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. A promise of return. A hope that distance would not diminish affection. Whether exchanged between lovers, friends, or family, pieces like this were worn as both