Antique Scottish Silver Stag Clan Brooch 'Thus one goes to the Stars' 1879 and a little bit wild

and a little bit wild

Made in England around 1880

8 mm and they graduate down in size to the smallest at 16

the ring weighs 3

its golden warmth long associated with sunlight

Antique Scottish Silver Stag Clan Brooch 'Thus one goes to the Stars' 1879 and a little bit wildA symbol of divine revelation and noble spirit, this extraordinary brooch pays homage to St. Hubert, the patron saint of hunters. A striking stag emerges in sculptural silver, its antlers framing the radiant cross, a vision said to have appeared to Hubert in the forest, forever changing the course of his life. Encircling the stags head is an enameled garter, inscribed with DIS ITUR AD ASTRA "Thus one goes to the stars", a celestial motto of ambition