This Antique Jewelry item is a Victorian Scottish agate kilt pin with bloodstone and jasper from England handcrafted in 9ct yellow gold. This extremely rare and authentic antique Victorian kilt pin weighs 13.9g and measures 10.5cm long, 13mm wide and 11mm deep. The Kilt Pin became fashionable in the 19th century and has continued to this day, usually worn on kilts or kilted skirts. Highlanders elaborated the metal parts of their wearing jewelry apparel either by incorporating precious metal or by introducing Cairngorm stones, polished pebbles, or jewels, a practice that gradually extended to kilt pins. This fascinating antique Victorian kilt pin of authentic Celtic design is modeled as a dagger, adorned with foil-backed semi-precious stones. The latter include a custom-cut, 'brick' color jasper measuring 19mm long and 12mm wide, a custom-cut bloodstone of delightful 'dark-green with mottled red' color, measuring 17mm long and 7mm wide, two alluring pieces of custom-cut Scottish agate one graded 'rust, sand & seaweed' color, measuring 17mm long and 12mm wide and the other 'pinkish-red & sand' color, measuring 15mm long and 10mm wide. These absorbing antique gemstones with a fascinating array of colors are spaced by highly decorative 9ct gold accents, artistically chased with Celtic style foliate motifs. The artfully designed hilt of the alluring dagger is adorned with a round citrine cabochon of delightful 'vivid-amber' color, mounted within an orbicular gold setting, surmounting an immaculately reeded tilt. A dainty, foil-backed, translucent citrine antique cabochon adorns the temptingly sweet gold silhouette open to interpretation as a traditional Highlanders' torch rendered in 9ct yellow gold jewelry, or symbolizing a 'thistle on stem' as the national flower of Scotland. This unique 9ct gold antique Victorian kilt pin features the original hinged pin and C-clasp and is in pristine condition.

Kilt pins are simply pins used on the lower front apron of kilts and, compared to the very long history of Scottish kilts, are a relatively recent addition to kilt attire. The Scottish folklore suggests that the usage of kilt pins began in the Victorian era, and provides us with a delightful anecdote on its origins: During a visit to Balmoral Castle, Queen Victoria inspected the famous Douglas Highlanders, a regiment noted for its bravery. The wind blew fierce and one young soldier encountered great difficulty holding his position. Kilts were frequently worn without undergarments and the Queen noticed the soldier’s struggle to stand still. Taking a brooch from her own dress, she kindly pinned the soldier’s kilt! Though this tale implies that the kilt pin’s function was to keep the kilt closed, in actuality, kilt pins are normally worn on only one half of the kilt rather than pinned through both layers. Considered as a decorative accessory of the kilt attire, traditionally kilt pins looked like daggers or swords with highly decorative hilts, symbolizing a particular Scottish clan or a family crest. Whether representing affiliation to a particular group or a uniquely personal choice, the kilt pin creates yet another point of interest in the already fascinating attire of the kilt-wearer.

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