Art Nouveau "Mrs. Newman" Moonstone & Turquoise Brooch token this particular lion was the

this particular lion was the heraldic emblem of a number of British families

which translates as Speak only truth of the living and good of the dead - presumably shortened here so it fits on the heraldic crest

Four Cushion cut Diamonds

according to Diodorus

"let people know immediately that it was designed by a woman" and paved the way for other women in what was then a male-only world

Art Nouveau "Mrs. Newman" Moonstone & Turquoise Brooch token this particular lion was theDATE: Art Nouveau, c. 1890 Mrs. Newman born in 1836, studied her craft at the Kensington School of Art leading to the start of her career with London's top jeweller John Brogden. John Brogden was active from 1842 1885 and worked very much in the classical taste that was highly fashionable thanks to Castellani. Newman worked with Brogden initially as a pupil and assistant, before getting the role of goldsmith and eventually designer. She was a highly