18K Bar Brooch with Horseshoe / Italian Gold Brooch / Lucky Horseshoe / Lucky Bridal Pin
The horseshoe has long been associated with luck. It is often seen hanging over the entrance of a home, given to a newlywed couple, or, more recently, worn as jewelry, horseshoes are thought to bring good luck and protection.
Over the centuries, several origin stories emerged about why people the world over believe in the luck of the humble horseshoe. In the Irish story of the blacksmith and the devil, one day a blacksmith was working hard in his shop forging horseshoes. Suddenly, the devil appeared and demanded his own shoes. The blacksmith, recognizing the devil, took a burning hot shoe and nailed it deep into the devil's hooves. After walking away, the devil was in such excruciating pain, he ripped the horseshoes off and swore he would never go near one again. Thus, the tradition of hanging a horseshoe over the entrance of a house to ward off evil spirits was born.
This charming bar brooch is set is warm 18K yellow gold and has a tiny horseshoe that hangs from it.
On her wedding day Princess Diana had a horseshoe pinned to her wedding gown. This sweet sentiment can be echoed on your wedding day with this vintage brooch.
Even the number of holes in a horseshoe is lucky. Horseshoes have seven holes to hold them in place on the horse's foot. Many cultures consider seven a lucky number, as it appears so frequently in our world — seven continents, seven colours in the rainbow, seven seas, seven days in the week... you get the point. The fine detail that went into this pendant has the 7 nails that display this lucky streak.
This piece is finely made with a strong and secure trombone clasp. Trombone clasps, also sometimes referenced as push-pull safety clasps, were used on European jewelry beginning in the 1890s. Most are seen on French pieces or jewelry made elsewhere, like in Czechoslovakia, France and Italy. They were widely used on pieces made through the 1940s, and more sporadically after that time. The name references the way the round end pulls out, like a trombone musical instrument, to release the pin stem.
The gold and the maker's trademark are found on the clasp.
UnoAErre Italia is a goldsmith, jewelry and watchmaking company based in Arezzo, Italy. The name UnoAErre comes from 1AR, the identification mark indicated on the punch affixed to products They have been in business since 1926.
Weight 2.24 g
Pieces like this were usually given to new brides, years later when they were blessed with children it would become a bib pin. These were always popular as pieces like this were a fine investment but overall they were always worth their weight in gold.
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