Victorian Diamond "Lucky Bean" Charm chinese Complete with its original fine

Complete with its original fine fancy-link chain

and home to five natural blue sapphires

The ivy leaf motif appears often in jewellery of this vintage

when the butterfly emerged from its chrysalis and flew away specifically represented the immortal soul leaving the human body in death

SI2 clarity

Victorian Diamond "Lucky Bean" Charm chinese Complete with its original fineDATE: Late Victorian, c. 1890 Adorable antique "Lucky Bean" pendant dating from the late Victorian period, circa 1890. It's crafted in wonderfully patina'd 18 karat gold, and set with a single old European cut diamond. Lucky beans were popular throughout the Victorian and Edwardian eras, allegedly inspired by the "sea beans" that would occasionally wash up on European beaches after travelling on Ocean currents from far more exotic lands. The fact they