Victorian Mourning PendantThe Story: This guy is a whole mood. Striking large hairwork detail on one side, with a classic mourning scene of an urn on a pedestal, and a weeping willow above. The center of the pendant swivels to reveal a photo of a man, presumably the donor of the hair. The gold surround has ivy leaves (classic symbol of commitment) and black enamel detailing. The Details: Tests as 14k gold. Conversion piece originally a brooch, but the pin was broken when I

You decide

Spins freely in mount

especially the enamel flower

Classic 50s charm with over-the-top ice in the form of a diamond

In the early 1900s

Aluminum was discovered in 1850 and used in jewelry shortly after

The intaglio depicts a crest with four diamond shapes and a two headed dragon

evenly saturated

I found it in a shop in Paris

Unberufen is an appeal for protection from misfortune- similar to our "knock on wood

converted to a pendant/charm from a stickpin

This little sweetie is hard to part with