Victorian "Fool's Gold" Whitby Jet Heart Pendant
Victorian "Fool's Gold" Whitby Jet Heart Pendant
$850.00
Description
DATE: Victorian, c.1900
Weird Victorian Whitby Jet heart pendant set with six circular sections of pyrite (fools gold). With a 9k gold wire frame, twisted at the top to form a bail, it's a really unusual thing... pondering the meaning/significance, I get "fool's heart of gold", "only fools fall in love", "foolish love" etc etc. Maybe overthought/over pessimistic, but the black jet (mourning) and fool's gold certainly suggest failed relationship to me. Anyway, it's a cool thing.
STONES
Whitby Jet & Pyrite
MEASUREMENTS
3.5 x 2.9cm (not including jump ring)
WEIGHT
8.5g
MARKS
No marks present, tests as 9k gold
CONDITION
Very good, some light wear/surface scuffs commensurate with age and use
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