The navette brooch is one of the most enduring forms in Scotland's jewellery tradition, its elongated pointed profile and pin fastening appearing consistently across Celtic and Scottish silverwork from the medieval period onwards. The navette format provides a natural field for knotwork composition, the design extending laterally from a central focal point in a manner that echoes the structure of early Celtic linear brooch forms found in Scottish archaeological collections. The combination of Trinity knotwork with a central stone reflects a long-established approach in Celtic jewellery, the symbolic geometry of the knotwork framing the colour and brilliance of the stone with quiet authority.
This brooch presents a slender horizontal navette form, tapering to open pointed ends on either side. Each end carries an open Trinity knot, its three characteristic looping arcs clearly defined and well-resolved within the tapered form. At the centre, a round purple stone sits in a smooth bezel setting, its violet tone providing a vivid and luminous focal point. The bezel is framed above and below by two parallel connecting bars that link the central setting to the knotwork ends, giving the piece a clean, unified structure. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish. Pin fastening on the reverse.
37.4mm width, 9.5mm height. Weight approximately 3.65g. 925 sterling silver with round purple stone in bezel setting. Pin fastening.
Product Code: SB3233
The navette brooch is one of the most enduring forms in Scotland's jewellery tradition, its elongated pointed profile and pin fastening appearing consistently across Celtic and Scottish silverwork from the medieval period onwards. The navette format provides a natural field for knotwork composition, the design extending laterally from a central focal point in a manner that echoes the structure of early Celtic linear brooch forms found in Scottish archaeological collections. The combination of Trinity knotwork with a central stone reflects a long-established approach in Celtic jewellery, the symbolic geometry of the knotwork framing the colour and brilliance of the stone with quiet authority.
This brooch presents a slender horizontal navette form, tapering to open pointed ends on either side. Each end carries an open Trinity knot, its three characteristic looping arcs clearly defined and well-resolved within the tapered form. At the centre, a round purple stone sits in a smooth bezel setting, its violet tone providing a vivid and luminous focal point. The bezel is framed above and below by two parallel connecting bars that link the central setting to the knotwork ends, giving the piece a clean, unified structure. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish. Pin fastening on the reverse.
37.4mm width, 9.5mm height. Weight approximately 3.65g. 925 sterling silver with round purple stone in bezel setting. Pin fastening.
Product Code: SB3233
