Victorian Scottish Silver/Citrine/Agate Luckenbooth Brooch Dated 1866

Victorian Scottish Silver/Citrine/Agate Luckenbooth Brooch Dated 1866
Victorian Scottish Silver/Citrine/Agate Luckenbooth Brooch Dated 1866
Victorian Scottish Silver/Citrine/Agate Luckenbooth Brooch Dated 1866
Victorian Scottish Silver/Citrine/Agate Luckenbooth Brooch Dated 1866

Victorian Scottish Silver/Citrine/Agate Luckenbooth Brooch Dated 1866

A superb late 19th century Scottish Silver and Gemstone Brooch in the form of a Celtic Sheild. Scottish agates and gemstones with a central Citrine all set in ornate Silver with a crown on top. Scotland, February 23rd 1866 - Dated due to the unique and rare British Diamond Mark.

These brooches where exchanged between lovers on betrothal and where also placed on babies shawls to protect them from evil spirits. Passed down the generations in Scottish family's the heart is significant for love and the crown from Mary Queen of Scots.
Victorian Scottish Silver/Citrine/Agate Luckenbooth Brooch Dated 1866