Late Victorian "Dice Within a Die" Charm Pendant mabe pearl and older cousin of Jesus

and older cousin of Jesus

It's crafted in 18 karat gold with platinum settings

hand cut and carved and typical in Scottish jewellery of the time

A pretty antique miniature seal fob set with a quatrefoil chalcedony seal fob that's been intricately carved with a little forget-me-not flower

Late Victorian "Dice Within a Die" Charm Pendant mabe pearl and older cousin of JesusDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Cool late Victorian dice charm pendant, the 18k gold case opens to house three tiny (but fully functional) dice with blue enamel dots. Given the three dice it was possibly intended as a portable way to play bunco a parlour game popular in 19th Century England, and later exported to the US where it gave its name to gambling parlors, or "Bunco parlors", and more generally to any sort of swindle. MEASUREMENTS 10. 8mm face to face