Antique Gold Shield Fob Pendant Fattorini & Sons, Birmingham 1914 valentines gift This fabulous Riding Crop Brooch

This fabulous Riding Crop Brooch from 1890 joins the collection of objets d’art which celebrate our connection with horses and speed

and has it's roots in the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements that became fashionable the later part of the 19th and early 20th century

it weighs 5

this solid 9-karat gold chain measures 17 inches in length and weighs a substantial 28

Antique Gold Shield Fob Pendant Fattorini & Sons, Birmingham 1914 valentines gift This fabulous Riding Crop BroochOnce a keepsake of triumph, this gold fob has become something softer, an emblem of quiet strength and endurance. Its openwork frame is finely hand engraved with scrolling leaves and chevrons, encircling a gently domed central shield polished to a mirror sheen. Time has lent the gold a warmth, the kind that only a century can create. Handcrafted in Birmingham in 1914 by Fattorini & Sons of Bradford, this pendant is made of 9 karat gold and bears full