Victorian Arrow Brooch charms A round opening behind the

A round opening behind the head would have once been furnished with a glass locket front

with a large wheat sheaf laid before her

the introduction of Dionysus to Thebes

each with a different gemstone - emerald

The stone rests in a simple bezel setting with a hint of millegrain and displays an excellent bright blood-red colour

Victorian Arrow Brooch charms A round opening behind theThe arrow. Lightning, rain, fecundity, virility, power, war. Released from a bow, the arrow represents the consequences of actions which cannot be recalled or revoked. Apollo's arrows are the sun's rays, both beneficent and fertilizing or scorching or harmful. The arrows of Eros are the piercing darts of love a heart pierced by an arrow is union. A fantastic, large scale antique arrow brooch dating from the second half of the 19th century, circa 1870,