Antique Silver Sweetheart Brooch Pin "Best Wishes" Edwardian bar This antique Victorian niello locket

This antique Victorian niello locket fob was handcrafted in England around 1880

I suspect that the drop was converted from a brooch

Set with two richly colored amethyst gemstones and thirty-six creamy seed pearls

the love knot

During the 1800s

Antique Silver Sweetheart Brooch Pin "Best Wishes" Edwardian bar This antique Victorian niello locketThe Victorians loved all things romantic and sentimental and this definitely carried over into the Edwardian era. Loaded with symbols of God, nature and love, these fabulous silver message brooches perhaps represent this heartfelt sentimentality in its purest form! Ive come across all kinds over the years. Treasured daily worn reminders of those they loved, Ive found some that convey Gods blessing (Mizpah ), some that say Regard, Dearest, 'Adore' or