Irish Harp Brooch

This Irish Harp Brooch is a beautiful piece of handmade Irish Jewellery. This eye-catching brooch is a light-weight brooch and suitable for wearing on all garments. A timeless style for all ages, fabulous Irish Gifts for Women and suitable for lots of different occasions.

Features:

• Approx dimensions: 65 x 35 mm (6.5 x 3.5 cm) (2.5 x 1.4″).
• Material: mix of alpaca silver, brass and copper. Predominately made from alpaca silver. The three string bars in the middle are each made of alpaca silver, brass and copper.
• Colour: silver, brass, copper.
• Lightweight.
• Polished and lacquered to prevent tarnishing.
• Inspired by official emblem of Ireland – the Harp.
• Designed and handcrafted in Ireland by Kieran Cunningham.
• Presented in a quality eco-friendly hard cardboard Kieran Cunningham black presentation necklace box.
• Quality Irish artisan gift.
• High durability.

The harp has long been a symbol of Ireland and is actually the official emblem of Ireland. Ireland is unique in having a musical instrument as an official emblem, how lucky are we! The harp dates back to medieval times and is one of the oldest instruments in traditional Irish music and is currently experiencing a revival. Perhaps the legends of its magical powers comes from the time when the bards would sing and tell stories of famous events to the Kings and Chiefs of Ireland.

As this jewellery is handmade, the markings on your Irish Harp Brooch may be slightly different from the image shown. This allows for unique gifts, while still being of the same high quality of craftmanship and beauty. Note: Please also allow for differences in screen resolution & colour.

The Irish Harp Brooch is an ideal Irish gift for lots of occasions, including:

• Birthday Gifts
• Christmas Gifts
• Mother’s Day Gifts
• Retirement Gifts
• Graduation Gifts
• Thank you Gifts
• Easter Gifts
• Naturalisation Gifts
• Bon Voyage Gifts
• Anniversary Gifts

This gifts covers a multitude of wedding anniversary gift ideas:

• Traditional gift for 7th wedding anniversary is copper.
• Modern gift for 7th wedding anniversary is brass.
• Modern gift for 22nd wedding anniversary is copper.
• Modern gift for 24th wedding anniversary is musical instruments.
• Traditional & modern gift for 25th wedding anniversary is silver.

Handcrafted in Ireland by Kieran Cunningham, Co. Wicklow.

Kieran Cunningham

Kieran has worked in metal design since 1977 and has developed a unique range of handcrafted modern Irish jewellery. Influenced by Ireland’s rich ancient Celtic heritage. Kieran’s original designs are indiviudally handcrafted from raw materials. He uses sterling silver, yellow gold, brass, copper and alpaca silver. He uses hand-tools to create each piece, including hand-chiseled scroll effects and shining hammered finishes, which are an age-old tradition of Celtic jewellery design. This form of jewellery making has been passed down through the centuries, but with very few jewellers actually using this process, Kieran is keeping this skill alive.

View all Celtic Jewellery by Kieran Cunningham currently in stock at Totally Irish Gifts

Alpaca Silver

Alpaca Silver is an alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc. Sometimes called Nickel Silver or German Silver. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. This metal combination allows for a very hard, strong, durable and well wearing jewellery. Alpaca Silver polishes to a bright silver finish to make stunning jewellery.