Antique 15K, Turquoise & Seed Pearl Bow Brooch Slide One is an adorable infant

One is an adorable infant

Dimensions: 78mm x 41mm

to invoke various goddesses

Her grief over her daughter Persephone – who has to spend one-third of the year with her husband Hades in the Underworld – is the reason why there is winter

Whether simple or elaborate

Antique 15K, Turquoise & Seed Pearl Bow Brooch Slide One is an adorable infantWhether simple or elaborate, bow motifs have been a popular and desirable look all through the history of jewelry. For centuries famous makers and jewelry houses have featured bows in nearly all of their pieces, with stylistic elements that reflect the times and social settings of each era. During the 18th century in the French court of Louis XIV, bow brooches were used as ribbon language to communicate ones availability for matrimony. Typically they