ANTIQUE VICTORIAN HAND OF FRIENDSHIP MOTHER OF PEARL RHINESTONE PIN / BROOCH

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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN HAND OF FRIENDSHIP MOTHER OF PEARLRHINESTONE PIN / BROOCH THIS GORGEOUS ESTATE PIECE IS AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN OPALESCENT MOTHER OF PEARL MOP SHELL "HAND OF FRIENDSHIP" PIN OR BROOCH. THE MOTHER OF PEARL IS CARVED INTO THE SHAPE OF A HAND WITH A RUFFLED CUFF AT THE WRIST. THE CUFF IS WRAPPED WITH METAL POSSIBLY GOLD FILLED TO ADORN THE CUFF AND THE HAND EXTENDS TO HOLD A FLOWER WITH A CUT RHINESTONE HELD WITH 6 PRONGS AS THE CENTER OF THE FLOWER. THE "VICTORIAN HAND" WAS GIVEN AS A GIFT IN JEWELRY FORM AS A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP POSSIBLY BEING GIFTED TO REQUEST THE BETROTHAL OF THE YOUNG WOMAN, AS VICTORIAN ERA JEWELRY WAS VERY SYMBOLIC. THE CARVING IS OF FINE QUALITY AS WELL THE SHELL HAS WONDERFUL PEARLIZED OPALESCENCE! MEASURES APPROX. 2 INCHES LONG. WITH A C CLASP. GET YOUR BID IN TODAY ON THIS EXTRA SPECIAL VICTORIAN PIN / BROOCH!!!