Scottland The Brave

Large Vintage Scottish Style Brooch in Silver, Birmingham 1948

€ 590.00 ^*

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Large Vintage Scottish Style Brooch in Silver, Birmingham 1948

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The barren, rugged highlands of Scotland became a place of longing for the British in the mid-19th century. The desire to return to nature, which fueled romanticism in Germany, inspired a love of the northern part of the country in the United Kingdom. Queen Victoria retreated to her Balmoral Castle for the summer months, people read Walter Scott's novels and even in Scotland itself, people returned to their traditions and revived the wearing of kilts and kilts. Of course, jewellery was also created to follow this fashion. Ginny Redington Dawes and Corinne Davidov: Victorian Jewelry. Unexplored Treasures, New York / London / Paris 1991, pp. 57-95, have compiled numerous wonderful examples of these pieces. What they have in common is that they combine colourful semi-precious stones from the Scottish mountains to create traditional motifs such as brooches, buckles or Celtic crosses, always seeking a painterly impression. From the middle of the 19th century, these pieces of jewellery were initially created in Scotland itself, by goldsmiths in Glasgow and Edinburgh. As demand increased, the large manufactories in Birmingham and, towards the end of the century, even in Idar-Oberstein supplied jewellery in the Scottish style. This brooch from 1948 is a late child of this love. It is designed in the form of a round shield made of silver, with the broad wall engraved with Scottish thistles. In the center of the composition, a large, faceted glass glows in the mysterious colour of smoky quartz. Smoky quartz and citrine have always been considered typical Scottish stones. As so-called "cairngorms", they were found in the Highlands, but the deposits never met the enormous demand, and so people resorted to substitute materials, especially in the barren post-war period, as here. The brooch, which looks just as good on a tartan fabric as on a plain coat, is in very good condition. As a beautiful artifact with its own history, it transports us, at least in our thoughts, to the great outdoors and the vastness of the Highlands.

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Scottland The Brave

€ 590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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