Antique Victorian French Suffragette Paste Bar Brooch Silver Semi-Precious Stones_Garnet often adorned with a pocket

often adorned with a pocket watch or fob and secured to the buttonhole of a waistcoat for quick access

All components were made in Birmingham but have various maker’s marks and hallmarks

colourful glass gems

solid Albert chain

carved half-hoop gallery

Antique Victorian French Suffragette Paste Bar Brooch Silver Semi-Precious Stones_Garnet often adorned with a pocketThis fabulous, long antique French bar brooch is modelled in silver and features intricate workmanship, consisting of scrolling, foliate motifs decorated with an abundance of bright white, pink and green paste stones. Jewellery displaying green, white and violet pink was often worn to show support for the womens Suffrage movement in the early 1900s. The colours symbolised their core virtues: violet for loyalty, white for purity, and green for hope,