A Victorian gold, garnet, diamond and enamel brooch, of Scottish interest, modelled as winged heart, the closed-set heart shaped cabochon garnet with glazed locket reverse, to twin wings and crown surmount, the crown with old-cut diamond, garnet...
A Victorian gold, garnet, diamond and enamel brooch, of Scottish interest, modelled as winged heart, the closed-set heart shaped cabochon garnet with glazed locket reverse, to twin wings and crown surmount, the crown with old-cut diamond, garnet, cabochon opal and seed pearl accents and red enamel decoration, enamel largely deficient, c. 1850, width 4.6cm, in case stamped Millidge & Sons 28 Princes Street Edinburgh The symbolism of this brooch was inspired by an incident during the life of Robert the Bruce. According to Jean le Bel, in 1329 when Robert the Bruce lay dying he asked his friend Sir James Douglas ('Good Sir James') to carry his heart to the Holy Land and present it to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem as a mark of penance. Douglas took the heart with him to Spain when campaigning against the Moors. When he found himself surrounded by the enemy during the Siege of Teba, before being killed, Douglas threw the heart among the enemy in a gesture of defiance. Subsequently the crowned heart has remained incorporated into the Douglas Coat of Arms.
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A Victorian gold, garnet, diamond and enamel brooch, of Scottish interest, modelled as winged heart, the closed-set heart shaped cabochon garnet with glazed locket reverse, to twin wings and crown surmount, the crown with old-cut diamond, garnet, cabochon opal and seed pearl accents and red enamel decoration, enamel largely deficient, c. 1850, width 4.6cm, in case stamped Millidge & Sons 28 Princes Street Edinburgh The symbolism of this brooch was inspired by an incident during the life of Robert the Bruce. According to Jean le Bel, in 1329 when Robert the Bruce lay dying he asked his friend Sir James Douglas ('Good Sir James') to carry his heart to the Holy Land and present it to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem as a mark of penance. Douglas took the heart with him to Spain when campaigning against the Moors. When he found himself surrounded by the enemy during the Siege of Teba, before being killed, Douglas threw the heart among the enemy in a gesture of defiance. Subsequently the crowned heart has remained incorporated into the Douglas Coat of Arms.
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