Posted 5 years ago
kwqd
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This brooch is about 2.75" x 1.5". It is silver pewter but is not marked and has no makers mark. It was made by Vale of Garnock, a family business and designed by Hugh Daviidson. It was made circa 1996-7. The pin popped off and I've never had it fixed.
I bought this in December 1997 when I was a member of a wedding party in Aberdeen, Scotland. My friend was marrying a Dundee girl. One of my ancestors was from St. Andrews and was on the losing side at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 and was deported to Maryland, so I made it a point to take the bus to St. Andrews.
I wanted a souvenir of my visit, but the main street in St. Andrews is surprisingly touristy, so I hit the back streets and found a small thrift shop where I found this pin. I don't recall if I haggled on the price, or not. I did not remember that there was a label on the box when I looked at the pin today and thought I was going to have to mark this as a mystery until I turned it over. Vale of Garnock seems to be extinct as a jewelry maker.
Beautiful lion crest brooch & wonderful remembrance, it's great to visit a place of your ancestry, very nice post
@Newfld - Thanks, Jenni. It is definitely a memory piece.
Thanks for loving my Scottish brooch!
MALKEY
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Newfld
Thanks for loving my Scottish pin valentino97, LaurenRedmond and AdeleC!
Thanks for loving my Scottish lion pin Collectables59!
This is indeed silver pewter. It was designed by my Grandfather Hugh Davidson and Vale of Garnock was run as a family business until his passing. Even though I worked there with the rest of our family the box design suggest it was at the end of my time there around 1996/1997 while I was at university.
Thank you for the information Zarathrusta! I appreciate it!