Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant collars carved from a single piece

carved from a single piece of brown agate

and diamond cluster ring dating from the turn of the 20th Century

A pair of minimalist diamond stud earrings in 18 karat white gold

the sapphires display excellent colour and the diamonds are chunky old mine cuts - crafted in 15 karat gold throughout

before spreading around the world via Muslim artisans

Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant collars carved from a single pieceDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 Cute antique Lucky Pig charm pendant carved from a strongly iridescent piece of mother of pearl. The carving is of a particularly high quality, slightly caricatured, with elongated ears and snout and original 9k gold fittings remaining intact. Pigs have long been considered lucky, the tradition going back at least as far as the Middle Ages, when swine were considered a sign of prosperity. As well as being omnivores, pigs were