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LATE VICTORIAN
Luckenbooth Love Token Brooch
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LATE VICTORIAN
Luckenbooth Love Token Brooch
Gold Demantoid Garnet Ruby Diamond Pearl
Diameter 2.90cm (1.14 in)
| Origin | British, c. 1897 |
| Case | Fitted Case |
Entwined hearts surmounted by a coronet of pearls. The luckenbooth brooch is a traditional Scottish love token often given as a betrothal or wedding brooch as a symbol of love and protection. One legend of the luckenbooth brooch is that it was a symbol of love and devotion given by Mary Queen of Scots to Lord Darnley. Another story is that it was an engagement brooch given to her by the Dauphin of France whom she later married. Probably commissioned for nobility as an engagement gift.
Literature
cf. Antique Jewellery, John Benjamin, 2003, p.105
Price Code
Ref No 7493
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