Sterling Silver Cutwork Pin Brooch Floral Tussie Mussie Posey Holder

Jewelry : Antique : Fine : Sterling Silver : Tussie Mussie Brooches

 

Exquisite petite sterling silver tussie mussie posey holder, or porte bouquet brooch with a floral cutwork design. This little gem was purchased from a favorite dealer who remembers her grandmother wearing it. Her mother had the pin part replaced some years ago. The piece is in excellent condition with no damage or breaks in the very exceptional cutwork design. Scrolls and flowers are intermingled with French fleur de lis, with a fleur de lis at the top and at the bottom. No marks, the purity mark may have been on the old pin part but in any case the piece has been tested to be sterling equivalent, .925. The piece dates to about 1907, and looks very French to me. It measures just shy of 3 inches in length. These smaller brooch examples are much harder to find than the full size tussie mussies and this one is outstanding.

Item ID: VAN-2733