Victorian Pearl & Shamrock Brooch

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Available from Isadora's Antique Jewlery when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Circa late 19th century, this Victorian brooch is crafted in 18KT yellow gold and designed as a graceful spray of shamrocks, each set with creamy pearls. Curving stems and delicately modeled leaves give the piece a naturalistic quality, while a base-metal pin stem secures the brooch at the reverse. Shamrocks were associated with good fortune, faith, and affection, making them especially fitting for Victorian jewelry, which often used flowers and plants to convey symbolic meaning. Pearls, long as