Antique Victorian Peridot Cross Pendant Silver 18ct Gold Gilt Period_Edwardian (1901-1914) wearing a predatory creature was

wearing a predatory creature was often an apotropaic talisman meant to ward off bad luck

They were made during the Etruscan Revival craze in the late 1800s

They’re all bright and full of life with a 0

a sundial with a pair of glasses underneath

a cheese dish with a mouse eating underneath

Antique Victorian Peridot Cross Pendant Silver 18ct Gold Gilt Period_Edwardian (1901-1914) wearing a predatory creature wasAn exquisite antique Victorian peridot cross pendant, adorned with eleven natural step cut peridots across the crossbars, radiating a deep grassy green hue. Its fashioned in silver, gilded in 18ct yellow gold and features ornate engraving at the back and around the edges, with secure milgrain bezel settings for each stone. Peridot is the birthstone of August and is considered a gem of the sun and a gift from Mother Nature with its natural green