AGNES -Victorian Name Brooch - Birmingham Hallmarked 1891

The design of this tiny sized late Victorian antique silver name pin is a little different to the usual bar brooch or open pierced round name brooches usually found. This AGNES  name pin is in hallmarked sterling silver and was assayed in Birmingham in 1891. The name 'AGNES ' is picked out in applied upper case lettering on a rectangular background. The silver on this lovely antique brooch has been engraved around the letters of the name. It also has a scalloped pattern decorating the rim with some ball decorations, in the Etruscan style around the edges as well. Made of sterling silver this Victorian name pin is in excellent order. The Agnes  name brooch measures approx 3cm by 1cm approx.

I never overclean antique brooches as collectors often want their Victorian or Edwardian jewellery to look as if it has some age! This would clean up bright and shiny with a silver cleaner if you wanted it to look like new!

Name brooches were a great favourite with Victorian and Edwardian ladies. These old brooches and pins started out as name badges for the staff in large country houses and later became popular sweetheart brooches. Many were made in Birmingham, England's jewellery quarter, and they are becoming most fashionable again with the resurgence of lovely old names that were popular in the 19th and early 20th Century.

JEWELLERY DETAILS

Designer or Brand: Makers mark JG & Co.

Country of Origin: UK - Birmingham  Hallmark for 1891

Condition: Excellent

Decade: 1890s

Era: Antique

Type: Name Brooch - Agnes 

Material: Sterling silver