With Queen Victoria’s love for Balmoral Castle in the Scottish highlands a movement became popular using the agates from the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland. The style of jewellery using typical Scottish motifs, was called “Scottish Pebble” jewellery. The items were usually made in silver and rarely in gold. Plaid pins, kilt pins, brooches and bracelets displaying the cross of St Andrew were common themes.
-Ronnie Bauer