Details
A mid 19th Century silver and agate Celtic anchor brooch with patent sliding safety clasp positioned by a chain and drop, the reverse inscribed Regd. 30th March 1848, maker's mark H & T for Hilliard & Thomason.
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Further details
Refer Jewellery, The International Era, volume one, Shirley Bury page 410 for details of the Ellis safety chain brooches of the late 1840s.