Vintage Gold Tone Equestrian Riding Crop Brooch with Horse Head Dangle

A riding crop in black and gold — the handle enameled deep black with a red collar, the shaft wrapped in rope-twist gold tone — holds at its center a dangling round medallion enclosing a horse head portrait under domed glass. The image is rendered in warm browns against a pale ground, the bridle visible in fine detail. It is the kind of piece that carries a whole world with it: the paddock, the hunt, the careful attention of someone who knows horses.

Materials: Gold tone metal, black enamel, red enamel, domed glass horse head medallion

Details:

• Era: 1960s–1970s
  
• Style notes: Riding crop form, rope-twist loop detail, black and red enamel handle, dangling round domed glass medallion with reverse-painted or photographic horse head portrait
• Stone notes: Domed glass medallion with horse head image
• Color: Gold, black, red, warm brown
• Condition: Great vintage condition
• Measurement: Approx. 2" tall overall

Collected by Mineral and Matter.