Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar rebus puzzles and brilliance of natural gemstones

and brilliance of natural gemstones were simulated to virtual perfection

It dates from around 1890 and

Chain is 9k gold

0cm diameter

themselves surrounded by a laurel wreath

Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar rebus puzzles and brilliance of natural gemstonesDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 The hawthorn is entwined in the English mythos stretching back many millennia primarily associated, in secular realms at least, with beauty, strength, and protection, the latter as a result of its medicinal properties. Also known as the May Tree, Mayflower, White May, or simply The May. Its roots are embedded in Celtic tales, Arthurian legends, and Christian symbolism alike. In the Pagan tradition, the hawthorn was a fertility