Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant animal jewellery beautifully hand engraved with floral

beautifully hand engraved with floral and geometric motifs

An original target ring of this era - and in such good condition - is a rare and beautiful thing indeed

posey) take their name from the old word Poesy

and there are tiny rose cut diamond accents in the corners between the stones

A simple reminder of the perils of gambling

Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant animal jewellery beautifully hand engraved with floralDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 Cute antique Lucky Pig charm pendant carved from a strongly iridescent piece of mother of pearl. The carving is of a particularly high quality, slightly caricatured, with elongated ears and snout and original 9k gold fittings remaining intact. Pigs have long been considered lucky, the tradition going back at least as far as the Middle Ages, when swine were considered a sign of prosperity. As well as being omnivores, pigs were