15k Victorian Puffy Heart Pendant With Tourmaline and Pearls Antique animal jewelry hallmarks included

hallmarks included

perhaps implying letter writing to keep one’s heart aloft

this beautiful coin is extraordinarily weighty 7

Not to mention the small diamond inset into her head

the 24 pear halo completes this entirely ravishing concept piece that forms- you guessed it

15k Victorian Puffy Heart Pendant With Tourmaline and Pearls Antique animal jewelry hallmarks includedThere is nothing more romantic than wearing a reminder of someone you love close to your heart. For centuries, the heart pendant has been a ladys favorite accessory to do just that. Evolving from ancient amulets, European designs for heart jewels appear to date to the 16th century, when small pendants in heart like shapes with secret compartments were worn to conceal good luck charms, small fabric squares soaked in perfume to ward off the poor smells