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Title Silver and agate miniature broadsword tie pin or brooch
Nationality Scottish
Period c 1860/70
Price £100.00

This is just over 2.25 inches long. The hilt is representative of a 17th-century ribbon hilt, beak-nosed broadsword. There was a great fashion for agate and silver-mounted jewellery in the 1860s and 70s - plaid brooches and miniature dirks were manufactured in the same way.

These are normally some three inches long, this being the smallest I have seen.

There is a small break at the bottom of one of the bars of the guard. Otherwise, it is in good shape.

If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.


[Militaria : Jewellery : Scottish : 19th Century]

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