Antique Scottish Pebble Bow Brooch, Victorian c. 1890, Agate and Sterling Silver ceylon This antique French fleur-de-lis paste

This antique French fleur-de-lis paste necklace was originally designed to be worn with a black ribbon threaded through its silver fittings and tied at the back of the neck

the center of the 70's fashion scene

This brooch is a wonderful example of Mizpah jewelry

and once back in England you would take them to a jeweler to be set into a ring or brooch

Antique Scottish Pebble Bow Brooch, Victorian c. 1890, Agate and Sterling Silver ceylon This antique French fleur-de-lis pasteThere is an excellent book by Ginny Redington Dawes called Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures. It has the most wonderful photographs of Victorian jewelry, and especially of Scottish pebble jewelry. When I came across this fantastic Scottish agate bow brooch on my last trip to London, I thought immediately of this book, it was like this one jumped on of one of those luxurious glossy pages. This fantastic and brightly colored sterling silver bow