Two brooches

comprising: a brooch designed as a riding crop; and another brooch designed as a polo mallet with a horseshoe.

Possibly Ernest Hartley

Comprising: A riding crop brooch, stamped 15K and PLAT indicating 15 carat gold and platinum. Light scratches commensurate with wear. Pin fitting bent, closes securely. Some light discoloration to pin fitting. Polo mallet horseshoe brooch, stamped 14K for 14 carat gold and marker's mark on pin. Pin fitting opens easily, closes secularly Light scratches on metal. Total gross weight approximately 8.6 grams. Lengths measuring approximately 68mm and 53mm. In good condition.
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For Vivien, the equestrian theme of these brooches would have likely held connotations of her family and her childhood in India. Her father Ernest was an avid polo player and a fan of horse racing, and took up a post training horses in Bangalore during the First World War.