Edwardian Small 9ct Gold Pearl and Angel Skin Coral Horseshoe Tie Pin feed-condition-used seeming older than its true

seeming older than its true age of 1972

The ring sits relatively low on the finger

This superb stickpin is verging on the magnificent

such a classic hallmark of the period

Edwardian Small 9ct Gold Pearl and Angel Skin Coral Horseshoe Tie Pin feed-condition-used seeming older than its trueThe horseshoe is a symbol of good luck and protection from evil, which became popular around 1880 due to an increase in superstition. The story comes from the European fairytale of the blacksmith and his dealings with the devil. The smith makes a pact with a malevolent being (commonly the devil or death) selling his soul for power, then tricks the devil out of his prize. As a blacksmith was considered a 'lucky trade', the horseshoe became the ultimate