Ex estate from which the owner collected small & interesting curios & collectables, no other history is known about the item and I have no way of verifying it’s authenticity. It was possibly a sweethearts brooch. The brooch / pin has English hallmarks, Birmingham with date letter i for 1883, makers mark JMB for John Millward Banks. Measures 32mm wide x 32mm high & weighs approx 7 grams. The initials of AEB are slightly crudely engraved.
Ex French estate, the Silver hallmarks have been completely rubbed away, tested as minimum .925, more than likely .950. Stands 19cms high with an overall weight of 230 grams,...