Antique Bannockburn Axe Sterling Silver & Agate Kilt Pin
Antique Bannockburn Axe Sterling Silver & Agate Kilt Pin
Antique Bannockburn Axe Sterling Silver & Agate Kilt Pin
Fine hand crafted sterling silver and agate kilt pin in the form of a Bannockburn battle axe. Agates in green and red speckled. Perfect to adorn any kilt or lapel.
Hallmarked - Sterling W.H.L
William Henry Leather - Chester; subsequently W H Leather & Son 1899 - 1924
Size approx 52mm
Brooches found in Scotland date back to the second century BC with simple agate rings brooches that were valued in the Middle Ages as talismans. From the 16th century large brooches mounted with crystals a prototype for the pebble jewellery.
Lapidaries working mainly in the back streets of "Edinburgh new town" made most of the pebble jewellery. They would obtain their raw material from collectors who visiting such localities as Usan near Montrose, Kinnoull Hill near Perth, the Campsie Hills north of Glasgow and the island of Rum.
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