Antique Georgian Flat Cut Garnet Pearl Mourning Pendant 18ct Gold Metal_Gold

Antique Georgian Flat Cut Garnet Pearl Mourning Pendant 18ct Gold Metal_GoldAn exquisite antique Georgian mourning pendant from the early 1800s featuring a display of plaited blonde hair preserved behind glass window. It was kept in remembrance of a deceased loved one from long ago so that a piece of them was always kept close to the wearers heart. The gallery is all 18ct gold and the window is framed by seed pearls, representing tears and twelve flat cut garnets, with a luxurious red wine coloured hue to symbolise

WEIGHT: 26

This well-preserved Victorian cameo is mounted in an ornately decorated pinchbeck frame adorned with delicate forget-me-not motifs

METAL: Sterling Silver/ Gold gilt

It’s in excellent condition and accompanied by its original green box with the maker’s insignia “Arthur Griffiths” underneath the lid

Metal: Sterling Silver (Stamped)

Birmingham hallmark

STONES: Paste/ Glass

ITEM NUMBER: 21-744

Faded Maker's initials

with a leopard pelt and long staff topped with a pinecone known as a thyrsus

It’s very eye-catching

WEIGHT: 46