Just looking through the Vintage brooches and other Vintage Jewellery I have for sale on AntiquesAvenue I was reminded of the nonesense poem by Edward Lear about the Owl and the Pussy-Cat. There is such a variety of owl and cat brooches and what an excellent collection they would make. Here is the poem and pictures of a few of the vintage owl brooches and cat brooches available.
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear:
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat.
They took some honey and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,You are,You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!'
Pussy said to Owl, 'You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?'
They sailed away, for a year and a day,To the land where the Bong-Tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,His nose!With a ring at the end of his nose.
'Dear Pig, are you willing to selling for one shillingYour ring?'
Said the Piggy, 'I will.'So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,The moon,They danced by the light of the moon
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Do you collect vintage jewellery? If so do you have a theme for your collection? The owl and the pussy-cat would make a good theme for any vintage jewellery collection . Perhpas we can think of some more themes for the next blog entry
