Antique Victorian 15 Karat Gold Pearl Heart Pendant, Openwork Heart Necklace Charm c.1880 victorian marquise ring A token of steadfast devotion

A token of steadfast devotion

aware that elegance doesn’t always need to take itself so seriously

I mean really

The bloodstone intaglio bears a Latin motto ‘Fax Mentis Incendium Glorie’ translates from Latin as ‘The Flame of (or passion for) Glory is the Flame of the Mind’

just below the front collar

Antique Victorian 15 Karat Gold Pearl Heart Pendant, Openwork Heart Necklace Charm c.1880 victorian marquise ring A token of steadfast devotionFew symbols have endured quite like the heart, yet the Victorians had a way of making even the most familiar forms feel deeply personal and impossibly romantic. This exquisite openwork heart pendant seems almost to glow from within, its delicate frame lined with luminous pearls that soften every curve with candlelit warmth. At the center rests a gracefully entwined ribbon motif adorned with tiny pearl set flourishes, giving the piece the feeling of a