Victorian IN HOC SIGNO VINCES Sacred Heart Cross Pendant banded agate The cards were often worn

The cards were often worn an a ribbon or thread around the wrist

A superb Georgian heart padlock pendant with glass locket compartment at the back

Set in an elegant four-claw basket with openworked gallery

" The next wave hit the 1920s

complete with huge shoes

Victorian IN HOC SIGNO VINCES Sacred Heart Cross Pendant banded agate The cards were often wornDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Striking French cross pendant dating from the late Victorian period. The front is finished in colourful enamel, with the sacred heart at the centre, and the words IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (in this sign thou shalt conquer) emblazoned on the lobes. It's beautifully made, crafted in pinchbeck around the turn of the 20th century, circa 1900. MEASUREMENTS 6. 4 x 4. 4cm WEIGHT 14. 0g MARKS No marks present, tests as pinchbeck CONDITION