The listing, Heathergems Silver and Pewter Luckenbooth Brooch FROM SCOTLAND, FREE SHIPPING, NEW has ended.
The luckenbooth brooch is a traditional Scottish love token often given as a betrothal or wedding brooch. It might be worn by a nursing mother as a charm to help her milk flow, and/or be pinned to a baby's clothing to protect it from harm. It was known as a witch-brooch by people using it to save children from the evil eye.
This was never worn, or even taken out of the box, and it has the insert complete. It is directly from Scotland. The center of the stone is actually made up of heather stems and dyed using various different colors. Then various stems of different colors are mixed together and tightly compressed into a block and cut into gems from there. The setting is silver and pewter.
It measures 3/4" wide and 1 1/4" tall and comes with box and info pamphlet in mint condition.
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