Brooch of bronze, flat and circular with incised lines, from South Uist, Western Isles

Small brooch or buckle of bronze, from South Uist, Western Isles

Brooch of bronze, octagonal, from Edin's Hall, Berwickshire, possibly 15th century

Silver brooch with a smoked amethyst, given by Queen Victoria to the Honourable Flora Macdonald, her Maid of Honour

Heart-shaped brooch with gold fittings, a silver border set with 13 diamonds, and a glass centre said to contain the hair of Prince Charles Edward Stuart given by him to Lady Mary Clark, 18th century

Silver ring brooch with the maker's mark on the back and "Albion Cloth Company" in a circle

Silver Luckenbooth brooch with a crowned double heart

Luckenbooth brooch of silver with curved sides

Heart-shaped brooch of silver, inscribed 'Love', from Shian, Perthshire

Circular silver brooch ornamented with an engraved pattern and niello, inscribed "RC. CC. 1760"

Circular silver brooch ornamented with deers' heads and flowers, inscribed on the back "I.M" and "I.M.R.", by Thomas Borthwick, Inverness, c. 1775

Luckenbooth brooch of gold inscribed "WRONG NOT THE (HEART) WHOS JOY THOU ART"

Luckenbooth brooch of silver, rudely ornamented, with the initials D.N.R. on the back

Large Luckenbooth brooch of silver, inscribed on the back and stamped "CJ. brooch, INT & SM maker CJ"

Highland brooch of brass, ornamented with engraved circles, foliage, a triangle and an animal, 17th century

Small heart-shaped brooch of silver, with LOVE inscribed on the back, said to have been used as a charm, from Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire