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It has a<\/strong> centuries-old tradition and was not in demand for a long time. Now its star is rising again! The exciting history of the brooch…<\/p>\n
At first glance, its reputation is not very flattering: in the 1960s, grandmothers liked to give their granddaughters a particularly precious piece of jewellery on special occasions such as confirmation and communion – and one that will last: a brooch. But the history of the brooch reaches back much further and is far older than the eager grandmothers who adorned themselves with it at celebrations: Records go back to the Bronze Age. At that time, there were neither buttonholes nor zips. To hold the ancient garments together, people used so-called brooches – a kind of precursor to safety pins. They were made of precious materials such as bronze, silver, gold and precious stones and were true pieces of jewellery.<\/p>\n
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Until the 19th century, the brooch was an expression of wealth. It was an integral part of the clothing at royal and princely courts and represented a wealthy society that was rooted in tradition and conservative ideas. Incidentally, this did not change when brooches were replaced by the invention of buttons in the 14th century. Brooches were then more of a welcome and fashionable addition and attracted a lot of attention at the court of Louis XIV, where they were seen as a piece of jewellery – they were desired but no longer a necessity. And it was precisely because of this that their status suffered noticeably.<\/p>\n