Victorian Turquoise & Pearl Witch's Heart Brooch
Victorian Turquoise & Pearl Witch's Heart Brooch
$920.00
Description
DATE: Victorian, c.1870
**RESERVED** A beautiful Victorian witch's heart brooch dating from the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1870. It's set with alternating natural pearls and turquoise cabochons, lightly graduated towards the base which ends in a scrolled flourish.
The Witch's Heart was a popular motif throughout the Georgian and early Victorian eras, the witches heart features a curved point at the bottom, and implied that the giver had become "bewitched" to fall in love with the recipient... in ancient times the heart was allegedly used to ward off witches and other evil spirits.
STONES
Natural Pearls & Turquoise
MEASUREMENTS
2.1 x 2.0cm
WEIGHT
2.9g
MARKS
No marks present, tests as 15k gold
CONDITION
Very good
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