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Victorian Arrow Brooch with Natural Pearl and Diamonds, British, c. 1890


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Victorian Arrow Brooch with Natural Pearl and Diamonds, British, c. 1890
Victorian Arrow Brooch with Natural Pearl and Diamonds, British, c. 1890
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This antique brooch from around 1900, which came to us from London, conveys a particularly romantic message. The gold work with a silver display side is in the shape of the arrow of Cupid, the god of love. The god of love has been known since antiquity as a mischievous boy who hits the heart with his arrows and thus awakens love. Resistance is futile, as the famous saying Omnia vincit Amor ("Love conquers all") by the Roman poet Virgil says. Mischievous and always up for a prank, Cupid is said to have carried more than just one kind of love arrow in his quiver. On the one hand, he possessed golden arrows that caused the person hit to fall passionately in love with another person. On the other hand, he also carried arrows made of lead, which caused indifference instead of love and passion. The greatest chaos occurred when Cupid, for his own amusement, hit one person with a leaden arrow and the other with a golden one. This arrow is made of gold, even though its surface is made of silver to emphasize the effect of the diamonds: The tip of the arrow is set with diamonds, as are the feathers of the projectile. A total of around 0.50 ct of diamonds are set. In the center, we find a natural oriental pearl, which in the language of gemstones is associated with Venus, the goddess of love: it is therefore an arrow of love, intended to set the heart of the person it strikes into passion. With its beautiful shape and symbolism, this well-preserved brooch makes a wonderful love gift of a special kind.
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Victorian Arrow Brooch with Natural Pearl and Diamonds, British, c. 1890
Resistance is futile!
€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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