Antique Edwardian Suffragette Paste Marcasite Pendant Necklace Silver Citrine

Antique Edwardian Suffragette Paste Marcasite Pendant Necklace Silver CitrineA fabulous antique Edwardian Suffragette necklace from the early 20th Century featuring a fabulous Art Nouveau style pendant decorated with pink and green pastes and glistening marcasites. Its fashioned in silver and hangs from two long chains from the loop. The combination of violet and green gems was often used together to show support for the womens Suffrage movement in the early 20th Century. A white stone was often present as well and together

It’s modelled in silver and gilded in 18ct yellow gold

ITEM NUMBER: 6607

The spider sits perched upon a 9ct gold bar and forms a safety pin

with additional diamonds nestled in-between

as in the Victorian rhyme 'Close clings the ivy to the tree

ITEM NUMBER: 21-362

7ct on its own

It’s in excellent condition and fitted with a ring clasp at the end

In the early 19th century during the 'Grand Tour' days of the English aristocracy

making it a popular gift exchanged between friends and loved ones

It’s fashioned in sterling silver and embossed with two stripes decorated with Ivy leaves which represent an unbreakable bond

It’s fashioned in 9ct gold back and front