Vintage Weed Leaf Brooch brooches beautifully proportioned with ornately engraved

beautifully proportioned with ornately engraved shoulders

Stones: Pink tourmaline and seed pearl

and dazzling use of diamonds and platinum - with big and bold form

with English hallmarks indicating solid 9 carat gold and the year 1863

Vintage Weed Leaf Brooch brooches beautifully proportioned with ornately engravedIt's rather obvious what this is, huh? It's a weed leaf cannabis, marijuana, weed, pot, Mary Jane, ganja, bud, green, herb, puff complete with ladybird (ladybug). But the story makes it somewhat remarkable we bought this from a dear friend. Her husband was a dentist (and self taught goldsmith) who made it from gold tooth fillings. It was made in the 1970s (naturally), and the ladybird is silver with black enamel spots. So put that in your pipe Era: