Victorian Tourmaline & Diamond Witches Heart Brooch i love you around a central locket compartment

around a central locket compartment

Complete with original split ring

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An exquisite Victorian safety pin crafted in 15 karat gold and furnished with an old mine cut diamond

Victorian Tourmaline & Diamond Witches Heart Brooch i love you around a central locket compartmentDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Charming late Victorian witches heart studded with rose cut diamonds and set with a central heart shaped greet tourmaline. The witches heart (aka witch's heart) was a popular motif throughout the Georgian and early Victorian eras. A curved point at the bottom implied that the giver had become "bewitched" to fall in love with the recipient in ancient times the heart was allegedly used to ward off witches and other evil spirits.