A web of intrigue as Bonhams unveils brooches of distinction

A sapphire and gem-set snake brooch

Two things that seldom appear in the same sentence are ‘brooch’ and ‘power player’. Enter arch-feminist Brenda Hale, president of Britain’s Supreme Court, who pole-axed Boris Johnson last month. She delivered the court’s damning verdict wearing one of her collection of brooches (a mean-looking spider) and set off a ...