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in the form of a pair of articulated scissors, the handles delicately scrolled and set with rose cut diamonds.
Illustrated
See no. 253 (pg 229) of ‘From Function to Fantasy, The Brooch: From 1200 BCE to the contemporary.’
This is an unusual subject for a brooch and may have been a special commission; given the daintiness of the scissors, they may have been destined for a specialist in embroidery.