Victorian Oversized Anchor Brooch Giuliano An absolutely stunning antique brooch

An absolutely stunning antique brooch modelled as a four string Domra

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featuring simple hand-chased details

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Victorian Oversized Anchor Brooch Giuliano An absolutely stunning antique broochDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A fantastic oversized silver anchor brooch dating from the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. It's intricately hand chased with geometric, foliate, and other abstract motifs, and crafted in sterling silver. The rope coiled around it makes it what's known as a "fouled anchor", foul being a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, so an anchor is said to be "fouled" if it becomes caught up in rope, or snagged on the