Victorian Silver Smyth Pigott Heraldic Clan Crest Brooch silver statement ring and the maker’s mark “J

and the maker’s mark “J

Item ID: NEA26279VA

and was most likely done by Henry George Murphy

date letter “m” for 1911

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Victorian Silver Smyth Pigott Heraldic Clan Crest Brooch silver statement ring and the maker’s mark “JSome 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