Featured Brooch Oddity

Wow,that is.....different!

 

I know what you mean, @kyratango although haven't found any examples with this triangular bar.

 

I've found a few different triangular bars used as the "bar" part of bar pins.

For example: This one has only one photo. I can't tell whether it's Victorian or not:
https://bid.tennants.co.uk/m/lot-de...uctions/catalog/id/331?cat=7&page=2&view=grid

Another one. This one says it's Victorian:
https://www.rubylane.com/item/50198...20paste/Antique-Victorian-Gold-Filled-Bar-Pin

 

I think it is basically the same thing, except in KSW's brooch it has become a more prominent design element.

 

Right! I know...

 

What I meant to add was, I don't see any symbolism in KSW's brooch, just design.

 

Not sure my 2 cents on this is worth even 1 cent, but my gut feeling is that there is some sort of symbolism here: the contrast of the angular with the round; the ornate with the plain. In my experience, this brooch construction, with the closed, slightly domed back, is earlier Victorian era. The way it is framed looks like a button for clothing, which also adds to my impression of something worn to signify an affiliation or a belief, from a time before there were the inexpensive pin back 'buttons' on which we express these sorts of sentiments now.

 

This is my new favourite forum!. Such a huge wealth of knowledge with everyone putting their thoughts in. And such respect for others opinions )

 

I saw "prism" as opposed to "bar"

Which is not particularly useful info.

 

But I wouldn't have wanted to miss it.

 

This on eBay is on eBay described as Victorian - however obviously that's fairly wide time span! Narrower bar but def triangular