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Hand finished Pewter Celtic Spiral Brooches with embossed design and copper centre. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch.Celtic spirals can be traced back 7000 years, developing from observing natural examples in shells and plants. Clockwise and anticlockwise spirals represent the inner and outer evolution of the spirit respectively. In relation to the seasonal calendar these relate to the winter and summer, the year being polarised into light and dark seasons. In Celtic belief this translates to the theme in which one always moves from the darkness into the light.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter & CopperSize: 54mm diameterGross Weight: 95g
Hand finished Pewter openwork Celtic Brooches with embossed design and central cabochon. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch.This Celtic cross is typical of many found in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They were carved in local stone by the native Celts and are still intact centuries later. This particular one is specific to Wales and contains the Holy Trinity triscele knot within each cross section of the design.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter (with Choice of 6 different Real Gemstones)Size: 50mm (Diameter)Gross Weight: 100g(Please see 'Gemstone Guide' below for information)
Hand finished Pewter Ardagh Celtic Brooches.The Ardagh brooch is a representation of the decorative cross on the Ardagh Chalice which was discovered buried in a fort at Reerasta, Ireland near Adagh in 1868, and dates back to the 8th Centuary.The Celts used knotwork to decorate many of their artifacts. To them, the intricate patterns woven into spirals and knots symbolise the continuity of life.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter (with Choice of 6 different Real Gemstones)Size: 47 - 55m (Diameter)Gross Weight: 105g(Please see 'Gemstone Guide' below for information)
Hand finished Pewter Celtic Inverurie Horse Brooches with embossed design. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch. The Celts regarded the horse as a symbol of sovereignty. When depicted as a mare, the horse also symbolises the power of the mother goddess. Known as Epona (Gaul), Rhiannon (Wales), or Macha (Ireland) she is often depicted with a basket and key symbolising nourishment and guardianship.The horses are based on a Pictish horse engraving found on a stone in Iverurie, Scotland.Finish: Solid Polished PewterSize: 50mm (Diameter)Gross Weight: 100g
Hand finished Pewter Celtic Brooches with embossed design and copper centre. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch.The tree of life circular design represents the complete relationship of total life created. The seven created beings of the Celtic world - plant, insect, fish, reptile, bird, animal and man. This relationship with nature, with the land and its non-human inhabitants, is central to the Celtic religion. Tree worship is a major feature within that religion.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter & CopperSize: 48mm diameterGross Weight: 95g
Hand finished Pewter Celtic Brooches with embossed Aberlemno knot design and four cabochons. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch.The interlacing knot on this item is taken from the carved cross slab in the churchyard at Aberlemno, Scotland. Pictish in origin, it dates from the 8th century and the reverse of the slab is thought to depict the battle of Dunnichen.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter (with Choice of 6 different Real Gemstones)Size: Width: 58mm Height: 58mmGross Weight: 100g(Please see 'Gemstone Guide' below for information)
Hand finished Pewter openwork Nouveau Knotwork design Brooches with two cabochons. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch.The Celts used knotwork to decorate many of their artifacts. To them, the intricate patterns woven into spirals and knots symbolise the continuity of life.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter (with Choice of 6 different Real Gemstones)Size: Width: 54mm Height: 33mmGross Weight: 85g(Please see 'Gemstone Guide' below for information)
Hand finished openwork Pewter Cabbyl Ushtey Horse Brooches. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch. Rising from its home in the deep pools of the Isle of Man, Cabyll-Ushtey would take the form of a beautiful white horse and tempt weary travellers to ride on its back - only to disappear with them into the depths from which they would never return.Finish: Solid Polished PewterSize: Width: 60mm Height: 50mmGross Weight: 90g
Hand finished Pewter Bird & Chevron Brooches with embossed design and copper centre. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch. The chevron lends itself to many designs with its often delicate and subtle detail. Animals best portray the Celtic spirit of change, recognising the importance of oneness with nature. The Celts believed birds to be celestial messengers and bearers of magical power, prophecy, good fortune, peace and love. Finish: Solid Polished Pewter & CopperSize: 50mm diameterGross Weight: 95g
Hand finished Pewter Celtic Wheel Brooches with embossed design and centre cabochon. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch.The Celts used knotwork to decorate many of their artifacts. To them, the intricate patterns woven into spirals and knots symbolise the continuity of life.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter (with Choice of 6 different Real Gemstones)Size: 55mm (Diameter)Gross Weight: 120g(Please see 'Gemstone Guide' below for information)
Hand finished Pewter Ammonite Brooches with relief detail and central cabochon. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catchThe ammonite was named after the Egyptian god Ammon and belongs to an extinct group of Cephalopods (which means 'head-foot').The ammonites were present on the Earth for a period spanning over 140 million years. They first appeared on Earth some 208 million years ago, during the Carboniferous period. Large specimens were commonly up to one metre across and weighed up to 100 kg. They became extinct about the same time that the majority of the dinosaurs disappeared. Ammonites were a form of fast moving marine invertebrate, closely related to the modern-day squid, octopus and nautilus. They had a coiled shell, which was internally partitioned into small chambers. Once the ammonite grew too large for its living chamber, it formed a new one next door and then moved into it, in the process creating the characteristic spiral shape of the shell. The unused chambers were capable of being filled with gas to provide buoyancy at different depths in the oceans. It is these unused chambers which tend to be preserved in different colour calcite.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter (with Choice of 6 different Real Gemstones)Size: 40mmGross Weight: 90g(Please see 'Gemstone Guide' below for information)
Hand finished penwork Pewter Celtic Cross Brooches with embossed design. Secures to garment by way of a pin with locking, safety catch. The Celtic Cross is typical of many found in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They were carved in local stone by the native Celts and are still intact centuries later.Finish: Solid Polished Cornish PewterSize: 48mm (Diameter)Gross Weight: 95g
Hand finished Pewter Seal of Solomon Brooches.Finish: Solid Polished Pewter (with Choice of 5 different Real Gemstones)Size: 48mm Gross Weight: 90g(Please see 'Gemstone Guide' below for information)
(Please be aware that Gemstone colours are not 'exactly' uniform in all stones, and variations in depth of colours, patterning, and general appearance naturally occur)
