Victorian Goldstone Compass Pendant van cleef & arpels It's American made

It's American made

expertly cut to give an impression of motion and life as it moves through the light

It's a carved piece of mother-of-pearl in the likeness of Winston Churchill - heavily caricatured

with pinched shoulders and a pierced gallery to let light in behind the stones

each featuring an intense purple amethyst

Victorian Goldstone Compass Pendant van cleef & arpels It's American madeDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Charming working compass pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1890. The body comprises a slab of goldstone with faceted edges and the compass set into the centre. Originally designed as a pocket watch fob, it looks great worn as a solitaire pendant, or as part of a charm collection. Goldstone, also known as aventurine glass or monkstone, is a kind of glittering glass that has come to be used in