{"product_id":"late-victorian-9ct-gold-seed-pearl-horseshoe-tie-pin","title":"Late Victorian 9ct Gold Seed Pearl Horseshoe Tie Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis horseshoe tie pin is hallmarked for Chester in 1893. It has lovely well matched creamy white seed pearls and looks wonderful on a tie or a lapel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe horseshoe is a symbol of good luck and protection from evil, which became popular around 1880 due to an increase in superstition. The story comes from the European fairytale of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eblacksmith and his dealings with the devil. The smith makes a pact with a malevolent being (commonly the devil or death) selling his soul for power, then tricks the devil out of his prize. As a blacksmith was considered a 'lucky trade',  the horseshoe became the ultimate symbol for luck and protection from evil and negative energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll our pins come with stoppers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parkin and Gerrish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42080995573899,"sku":"604N","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/3428\/6475\/files\/late-victorian-9ct-gold-seed-pearl-horseshoe-tie-pin-parkin-and-gerrish-antique-and-vintage-jewellery-747172.jpg?v=1751923932","url":"https:\/\/parkinandgerrish.com\/es\/products\/late-victorian-9ct-gold-seed-pearl-horseshoe-tie-pin","provider":"Parkin and Gerrish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}