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Tree of Life Bangle
The Tree of Life growing from a single pot is found on carvings
on Pictish stones as well as in the illustrations in the Book
of Kells. Our substantial Tree of Life bangle shows the leaves
and berries of the mistletoe, a plant that was revered as sacred
by the Celts. The bangle comes in a smart box with information
on the design and care of pewter.
BA1 - Tree of Life Bangle Price £12.95

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Tree of Life Bangle
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Celtic Knot Bangle
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Celtic Knot Bangle
A really substantial bangle cast in solid pewter and hand
polished to a wonderful shine. The bangle is covered with an
intricate design of Celtic knotwork and comes in a smart presentation
box with information about the history of the design and care
of pewter.
BA2 - Celtic Knot Bangle £12.95
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Isolde's Bangle
Isolde was an Irish princess promised in marriage to King
Mark of Cornwall. Isolde and Mark's son Tristan fell in love
when they drank a love potion intended for the bridal couple
and their love brought tragedy. Tristan, banished to France,
died from an infected wound and Isolde from a broken heart when
she arrived too late to save him. Our bangle dedicated to Isolde
comes in a smart box with information on the design and on the
care if pewter.
BA3 - Isolde Bangle £12.95
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Isolde's Bangle
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Antrim Scabbard Bangle
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Antrim Scabbard Bangle
The running tendril and spiral design on this bangle is
inspired by the engraving on a bronze scabbard found in a bog
at Lisnacrogher, County Antrim in Ireland. Many richly ornamented
objects have been found there, placed in the water as votive
offerings. The bangle comes in a smart box with information
on the design and on the care of pewter.
BA4 - Antrim Scabbard Bangle £12.95
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Kells Bangle
The Book of Kells was lettered
and illustrated by the monks of Kells in Ireland in the seventh
century AD. Beautiful and inticate pages of ornament, known
as "carpet" pages introduce the Gospels and in the
detail entwined patterns of fabulous birds and animals can be
seen. Our solid pewter bangle features the birds found there
and comes in a smart presentation box with information on the
design and the care of pewter.
BA5 - Kells Bangle £12.95

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Kells Bangle
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MacRegol Bangle
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MacRegol Bangle
This stylish hand polished
pewter bangle is decorated with Celtic knotwork and entwined
animals in the style of the Book of MacRegol. MacRegol was the
Abbot of Birr in Ireland and his Gospel was lettered and illuminated
in the eighth century, and is now in the Bodleian Library. The
bangle comes in a smart presentation box with details about
the history of the design and care of pewter.
BA6 - MacRegol Bangle £12.95

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Double Knot Bangle
The unending knotwork was a symbol of the continuity between
this world and the next or "Otherworld". Examples
of knotwork are found on a variety of Celtic artefacts from
the carvings on stones and crosses to the detailed illustrations
of the Gospels of Lindisfarne and Kells lettered by monks in
the seventh century. Our bangle comes in a smart box with details
of the design and care of pewter.
BA7 - Double Knot Bangle £12.95

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Double Knot Bangle
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Kells Beasts Bangle
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Kells Beasts Bangle
The "carpet" pages that introduce the gospels
in the Book of Kells are covered with intricate and detailed
patterns of birds and animals, hand painted by Irish monks in
the seventh century. This bangle shows the entwined beasts found
there and comes in a smart presentation box with information
about the history of the design and care of pewter.
BA8 - Kells Beasts Bangle £12.95
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Triskele Bangle
The ancient Celts were a very spiritual people and their
art and artefacts are rich in symbolism. The triscele was a
very commonly used motif and was an important good luck token.
It represented the number three, considered magical, combined
with the cyclical movement of Nature. This combination made
a particularly potent emblem. This bangle set with a garnet
cabochon is presentation boxed with information about the design
and the care of pewter.
BA9 - Triskele Bangle £13.95
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Triskele Bangle
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Lanivet Bangle
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Lanivet Bangle
The village of Lanivet is in mid Cornwall; its name, Lan
Neved in Cornish means "The Church in the Sacred Grove".
Outside the church door is a 'hog's back' shaped burial stone
covered with Celtic key patterns. The Lanivet bangle shows the
key patterns found there and comes in a smart presentation box
with information about the history of the design and care of
pewter.
BA10 - Lanivet Bangle £12.95

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Hunting Dogs Bangle
Strange interlaced animals are often found in medieval illustrations
in Gospels such as the Book of Kells. Hunting dogs, serpents
and birds are painted in wonderful vibrant colours and exqusite
detail. The dogs on this substantial bangle have malachite cabochons
eyes and the bangle is presentation boxed with information about
the design and the care of pewter.
BA11 - Hunting Dogs Bangle £13.95
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Hunting Dogs Bangle
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