Antique Victorian Silver Brooch Buckle Mizpah c.1880 62 inch confirming its gold content

confirming its gold content

This alluring pendant will not disappoint

4 mm thick and weighs 34

The largest opal measures 5

deep and mysterious

Antique Victorian Silver Brooch Buckle Mizpah c.1880 62 inch confirming its gold contentTheres 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