Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant marcasite a beautifully artistic representation of

a beautifully artistic representation of this most Dionysian of subjects

Banded Agate

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and features highly detailed repoussé metalwork to both front and back

Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant marcasite a beautifully artistic representation ofDATE: 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