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Vintage Bronze Openwork Heart Charm Bangle Bracelet
SKU: 3c3-1134-B-BNG
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The Openwork Heart Charm is a heart opened at its center by a second, smaller heart, so that light passes straight through it. The broad border between the two is filled edge to edge with rows of small fanned shells and finished all round with a line of raised beads, and the lower side draws out into a short tail that keeps the shape lively rather than exact.
There is no lettering and no figure here; the heart is left to speak for itself. In devotional use it is the heart offered up, given over in love. Between people it is the oldest token there is. Either reading suits it, and it sits as naturally beside a saint's medal as it does on its own. The slight asymmetry is the old maker's hand showing through, which is exactly what a hand-cut original gives you.
The Openwork Heart Charm was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the charm's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Arrives in a CatholicShop gift box
The bangle is brass with a bronze finish, 65 mm across, and expandable — slide it wider or narrower so it sits where you like on the wrist. The charm hangs from a split ring and turns freely as you move.
Charm size: 1 inch tall
The charm on its own
Product Details
The Openwork Heart Charm is a heart opened at its center by a second, smaller heart, so that light passes straight through it. The broad border between the two is filled edge to edge with rows of small fanned shells and finished all round with a line of raised beads, and the lower side draws out into a short tail that keeps the shape lively rather than exact.
There is no lettering and no figure here; the heart is left to speak for itself. In devotional use it is the heart offered up, given over in love. Between people it is the oldest token there is. Either reading suits it, and it sits as naturally beside a saint's medal as it does on its own. The slight asymmetry is the old maker's hand showing through, which is exactly what a hand-cut original gives you.
The Openwork Heart Charm was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the charm's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Arrives in a CatholicShop gift box
The bangle is brass with a bronze finish, 65 mm across, and expandable — slide it wider or narrower so it sits where you like on the wrist. The charm hangs from a split ring and turns freely as you move.
Charm size: 1 inch tall
The charm on its own
