Auld Lang Syne

Scottish "Pebble" brooch made of malachite & silver, circa 1885


€ 289.00 *
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Scottish "Pebble" brooch made of malachite & silver, circa 1885
Scottish "Pebble" brooch made of malachite & silver, circa 1885
Description
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Auld Lang Syne (meaning "time long past") is one of the best-known songs in the English-speaking world and is traditionally sung there at the turn of the year. With its touching melody, it spreads Scottish sentimentality far beyond the borders of the rugged Highlands. As early as the middle of the 19th century, Scotland became a true place of longing for the British, as this brooch testifies: 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. 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 to create traditional motifs such as brooches, buckles or Celtic crosses. Our brooch is in the shape of a star made of embossed silver and green malachite. Pieces of jewelry like this 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 supplied jewellery made of Scottish semi-precious stone, which was in great demand in Great Britain.
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Scottish "Pebble" brooch made of malachite & silver, circa 1885
Auld Lang Syne
€ 289.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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