Victorian Jet Wheat Sheaf Pendant gents Marks: Stamped 14k (gold)

Marks: Stamped 14k (gold)

featuring hand-etched embellishment and a faceted finish

are perhaps even more enchanting than when they were first set on account of the gorgeous patina that's developed over the centuries

and used again and again until they ultimately began to rot

Victorian Jet Wheat Sheaf Pendant gents Marks: Stamped 14k (gold)At first glance, this pairing might seem somewhat odd: the wheat sheaf and black Whitby jet. The latter is normally associated with mourning jewellery, but wheat is an age old symbol of fertility and abundance. When viewed in the context of mourning, we have to dig a little deeper into the Classical mythology. Through the story of Ceres Demeter, the cyclical nature of the seasons, of sowing and the harvest, of Proserpina Persephone's abduction to the