Pride of Scottland

Victorian "Pebble" Brooch Made of Silver & Malachite, Great Britain c. 1880


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Victorian "Pebble" Brooch Made of Silver & Malachite, Great Britain c. 1880
Victorian "Pebble" Brooch Made of Silver & Malachite, Great Britain c. 1880
Description
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Scotland became a true place of longing for the British in the mid-19th century. The desire for a return to nature, which fueled romanticism in Germany, inspired a love of the rugged 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. Charlotte Gere and Judy Rudoe: Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria, London: British Museum Press 2010, pp. 57-95, have compiled numerous wonderful examples of these pieces. What they have in common is that they combine colorful semi-precious stones to create traditional motifs such as brooches, buckles or Celtic crosses, always seeking a painterly impression. These pieces of jewelry were initially created in Scotland itself in the mid-19th century 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 also supplied jewellery made of semi-precious stone, which was in great demand in Great Britain. This brooch is a fine example of this fashion. It is designed in the form of a transverse polygon and is inlaid with green banded malachite. The brooch is a typical example of the Victorian era. The great outdoors and the vastness of the Scottish Highlands were already inspiring back then - no different to today.
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Victorian "Pebble" Brooch Made of Silver & Malachite, Great Britain c. 1880
Pride of Scottland
€ 198.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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