18th Century SOUVENIR Navette Memorial Pendant horseshoe Width of links: 9

Width of links: 9

A fine example of the style

With a diamond-set strap and further diamond and rubies at the headstock

and is set with stones to spell out the word SOUVENIR - which in this case

Pink (Imperial) and Sky Blue Topaz

18th Century SOUVENIR Navette Memorial Pendant horseshoe Width of links: 9DATE: Georgian, c. 1780 An incredible Georgian memorial pendant dating from the late 18th Century. The navette shaped design features intricately set seed pearls mounted on a royal blue guillich enamel backdrop and arranged around the word SOUVENIR which translates from French as memory, or remember all within an enamelled border. The seed pearls in the upper half are arranged in the form of ribbons, artfully draped over the word, and in the lower