Mull of Kintyre

Victorian Scottish Style "Pebble" Silver Brooch, c. 1890

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Victorian Scottish Style "Pebble" Silver Brooch, c. 1890

Description

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When Paul McCartney and the Wings released the song Mull of Kintyre in 1970, in which they sang about the beauty of the homonymous landscape in Scotland, where McCartney owns a studio and a farm, he was not the first to succumb to the country's rugged charm. Scotland had already become a true place of longing for the British in the mid-19th century. 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 colorful semi-precious stones from the Scottish mountains into traditional motifs such as brooches, buckles or Celtic crosses, always seeking a painterly impression. This type of jewelry is now known as "pebble jewellery". These pieces of jewelry were initially created in Scotland itself from the middle of the 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 supplied jewellery made from Scottish semi-precious stone, which was in great demand in Great Britain. This brooch from the late 19th century is a fine example of this fashion. It is designed in a round shape and features an openwork flower in the center. The wide frame is covered with small plates of dark green heliotrope and red jasper. A large, faceted glass in a beautiful orange-brown color shines in the center of the composition. Citrines of this color were considered typical Scottish stones at the time the piece was created. Known as "cairngorms", they were found in the Highlands. It was known that even Queen Victoria liked to go in search of these stones in the area around Balmoral Castle. However, the rare finds were not enough**,** to meet the growing demand for Scottish jewellery, so substitutes were also used, as here. The brooch, which looks just as good on a tartan fabric as on a plain-colored cloak, is very well preserved. 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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Mull of Kintyre

€ 690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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