Silver Victorian Scottish Penannular Agate Citrine Brooch Pin Scrolling It’s engraved with the letters

It’s engraved with the letters “OI” which stands for the Latin “Oleum Infirmorum” or “oil of the sick”

75 and would look best on a larger hand because it’s got such impressive scale

A piece like this is reminiscent of its previous design movements – arts and crafts and art nouveau

The hallmarks include the crown hallmark for England

To my eye it’s a stylized rooster

Silver Victorian Scottish Penannular Agate Citrine Brooch Pin Scrolling It’s engraved with the lettersThis style of closure is called a Penannular brooch. The form dates back to the Iron Age, but this one dates to the Victorian Era, around 1880. They were very useful as closures for cloaks and plaids, but also very beautiful. This wonderful Scottish Victorian version of a peninsular brooch is set with lovely smooth agate stones, most likely mined in the Scottish highlands, and accented with a bright citrine faceted and set to mimic the iconic Scottish