{"product_id":"edwardian-9ct-gold-split-pearl-lyre-harp-bar-brooch","title":"Edwardian 9ct Gold \u0026 Split Pearl Lyre\/ Harp Bar Brooch","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA lovely 9ct gold bar brooch with an ancient harp-like instrument called a lyre. It is set with split pearls and has lovely scroll details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe lyre is a popular symbol in antique jewellery thanks to the 18th Century Grand Tour, and it refers to (obviously!) music and 'heavenly' love. It was seen as an attribute of Apollo, the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egod of music, poetry and dance. Apollo is one of the most famous of the Greek Gods and he fell in love with the lyre when he heard Hermes play it. There is a very strange myth about it, which involves some cows and a tortoise!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe lyre is often seen in Classical Antiquity. It is ordinarily played by being strummed with a plectrum, like a guitar or a zither, rather than being plucked, like a harp. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis brooch would be a lovely gift for a lover of music and would love stunning on a lapel, a tie or even a hat!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parkin and Gerrish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40120870699147,"sku":"255N","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/3428\/6475\/products\/edwardian-9ct-gold-split-pearl-lyre-harp-bar-brooch-parkin-and-gerrish-antique-and-vintage-jewellery-100626.jpg?v=1751887254","url":"https:\/\/parkinandgerrish.com\/es\/products\/edwardian-9ct-gold-split-pearl-lyre-harp-bar-brooch","provider":"Parkin and Gerrish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}