Victorian "Alliance of the Hearts" Ex Animo Brooch rolex including: occupation by the 1st

including: occupation by the 1st Battalion during the 1916 Easter Rising

expertly cut to give an impression of motion and life as it moves through the light

The stones are set in platinum with millegrain edges

made in England circa 1880

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Victorian "Alliance of the Hearts" Ex Animo Brooch rolex including: occupation by the 1stDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Gorgeous antique openwork brooch with iconography denoting the Alliance of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, as well as the words EX ANIMO meaning "sincerely" or literally "from the heart". Left is the Sacred Heart of Jesus with crown of thorns and winged cross above, and Mary's on the right, pierced with a sword and flames rising out the top. It's beautifully crafted in silver with abstract scroll work and intricate detailing,