Featured Gold Tone Broach with Monogram

Absolutely no history for this one aside from it being currently in Britain; no idea of material or age (though obviously Victorian in style and is discoloured as though plated). Any ideas much appreciated, particularly the order in which the letters should be read!
*Brooch, n’est-ce pas

 

I read CONNIE
Nice and unusual name brooch!

 

Late 19th too.

 

Tube hinge and C clasp, Victorian, yep

 

Very clever! You must have a degree in deciphering hieroglyphs too?

 

It looks like the outer circle is depicting a bugle which is usually an emblem that is common in the postal services of different countries in Europe. My guess is that it is a postman's badge, but I haven't got a clue which country sorry.

 

The material looks to be a staybrite anodised low cost metal. It could also be a military insignia with the bugle.

 

Here is another Victorian puzzle name brooch
https://picclick.co.uk/Antique-Victorian-Sterling-Silver-PUZZLE-Name-Brooch-173970262693.html

 

Oh no, not cheap military insigna, this is a jewel!

 

https://weebirdy.typepad.com/weebirdy/2008/09/what-to-take-home-victorian-name-brooches.html

 

Have seen similar called Victorian 'sweetheart' brooches, suspect there's a missing back-plate of some kind...

~Cheryl

 

The planning that goes into these is phenomenal!
Good thing Arabella, Philomena and Clementine didn’t want one

 

I definitely see “CONNIE” now you’ve written that!
I wonder if she died or got married? Brooches in this style (“Amity, Eternity, Infinity”, “In Memory Of”) seem to be mostly gifts, from what my afternoon of Googling tells me...)

 

You mean this?

That’s the kind of thing I was wondering about— I know the Victorians doubled down on the symbolism whenever they could, so finding out this is either a “C” or a bugle or both would be really interesting!

 

I just have a tortuous mind and heard about puzzles monograms...
Thanks K

 

Perfect staging! Bravo for the work

 

There is a surname CONINE which seems to have originated in Scotland. Best known representative is probably baseball player Jeff Conine.

 

Sorry, cheap was probably the wrong word

Yep that's it
I think that it probably has some sort of significance, the cone of the bugle could even be doubling up as a serif of a letter C, definitely makes sense

 

Conen? "To the ancient Scottish name Conen was a nickname for a personal name Conan, which means little hound. The name could also be a local name from the land of Conan in Kincardinshire."

 

Shortened name for Constance.