18ct Turquoise and Pearl Forget-Me-Not Bar Brooch C. 1870 Antique animal jewelry it symbolizes love and remembrance

it symbolizes love and remembrance of a loved one

The fob features a gorgeous scrolling repousee’d bezel around the carnelian

One look at that rare setting

” A token of love and friendship

as the back of the scarab is open to reveal its "hieroglyphic" carving

18ct Turquoise and Pearl Forget-Me-Not Bar Brooch C. 1870 Antique animal jewelry it symbolizes love and remembranceFable has it that Forget me not, O Lord! is what a poor German knight shouted as he fell into a river. He and his lady were picking flowers by the side of the river at the time and yet as fate would have it, the knights armor dragged him down to the bottom as he fell in. Upon his cries for help, he threw the blue posy of flowers to his loved one and promptly drowned. This little tale reportedly dates to around the 15th century, but no doubt had