Bidspirit auction | Late Victorian 9ct Gold Mizpah

Late Victorian 9ct Gold Mizpah Sweetheart Brooch 1.58g. - A late Victorian or early 20th-century sweetheart brooch, crafted from 9ct gold in the form of an open book or two overlapping scrolls. The central section features the word MIZPAH in raised, polished relief letters. The flanking panels are finely engraved with the biblical benediction from Genesis 31:49, reading THE LORD WATCH BETWEEN ME AND THEE WHEN WE ARE ABSENT ONE FROM ANOTHER. The reverse of the brooch is fitted with a traditional horizontal pin and C-clasp, and retains a fine 9ct gold safety chain terminating in a smaller secondary safety pin. The interior back of the brooch bears a small rectangular impressed hallmark consisting of the numerals 9 followed by .375, indicating 9-carat gold purity, alongside a date letter in a shaped shield which is partially obscured and not clearly legible. Weight: 1.58g.