Victorian Siberian Amethyst Pansy Pendant demantoid garnet natural corundum

natural corundum

Notable for the applied ropework detailing

and remains in great condition

The head is set with seven single cut diamonds

Victorian Siberian Amethyst Pansy Pendant demantoid garnet natural corundumDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 The name "pansy" derives from the French pense (meaning thought), and was incorporated into Late Middle English as a name for violas (the flower) in the mid 1400s. These flowers were thus regarded as a symbol of remembrance, representing "love in idleness" to evoke the image of a lover who can focus on nothing but the thought of her his beloved. Pansy is used more or less interchangeably with viola and violet when describing