Vintage Crescent Brooch Gold Seed Pearl, c. 1930 victorian bangle and joyful display before the

and joyful display before the austerity of Lent

a jewel that still brings light to the wrist exactly as its makers intended

this sterling silver locket bears the lion passant

date letter “O” for 1988

Vintage Crescent Brooch Gold Seed Pearl, c. 1930 victorian bangle and joyful display before theThere is a tranquil sort of glamour to a brooch like this, an elegance that doesnt announce itself so much as it drifts into view. Seed pearls glow along the curve in a gentle arc, each one a tiny orb of captured light. One can imagine this pinned to the lapel of a 1930's evening coat, catching the faint shimmer of streetlamps on a winter night, worn by someone who understood that the smallest details often tell the most interesting stories.