Victorian Silver Smyth Pigott Heraldic Clan Crest Brooch silver statement ring and satisfying like champagne

and satisfying like champagne

and the maker’s mark “J

a timeless emblem of connection and continuity

date letter “m” for 1911

weighing 7

Victorian Silver Smyth Pigott Heraldic Clan Crest Brooch silver statement ring and satisfying like champagneSome pieces carry not only beauty, but warning. This striking silver heraldic brooch bears the Smyth Pigott family crest along with the Latin motto Qui Capit Capitur, meaning He Who Takes Is Taken. A phrase that feels almost Shakespearean in its quiet menace and inevitability. At the center rises a fierce griffin's head, sharply modeled with flowing detail and a watchful eye, framed within a great circular belt buckle motif long associated with