Silver Luckenbooth Brooch with Amethyst
£300.00
Silver luckenbooth crowned heart brooch, with engraved design and amethyst centre.
Length: 60mm
Lead time: 1-2 weeks.
Product Description
A hallmarked sterling silver large luckenbooth crowned heart brooch, with engraved design and oval stone centre. This brooch is set with an amethyst.
Handcrafted in Scotland, the brooch has a lead time of 2 weeks.
Length: 60mm
Probably the most romantic type of brooch in Scotland’s history, luckenbooth brooches were so called because they were sold from locked booths – lucken booths – on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, and were exchanged on betrothal. They were subsequently pinned to the couple’s baby’s shawl.
