Small luckenbooth pendant on belcher chain

Hand crafted luckenbooth love token pendant on Sterling silver belcher chain, 18 or 16 inch available. Pendant measures 1 inch wide made with 1mm thick Sterling silver.

The earliest records of heart shaped brooches in Scotland date back to 1503. In the 18th Century, these brooches were often known as ’Luckenbooth’ brooches because they were sold from locked booths in the jewellery quarter of St. Giles, Edinburgh. The “Luckenbooth” is one of the most romantic and most distinctive Scottish jewellery designs. It dates to a love story between Mary Queen of Scots and the Dauphin of France in the 17th century, with a brooch designed as a betrothal gift to Mary…

please allow a 2 week crafting time

Hallmarked in Edinburgh