Victorian "Fool's Gold" Whitby Jet Heart Pendant pietra dura Stylish Edwardian gate link bracelet

Stylish Edwardian gate link bracelet in 15 karat gold

the fob was made around the turn of the 19th century

The bell is carved from a single piece of rose quartz

they were made in the early 1700s which is

Victorian "Fool's Gold" Whitby Jet Heart Pendant pietra dura Stylish Edwardian gate link braceletDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Weird Victorian Whitby Jet heart pendant set with six circular sections of pyrite (fools gold). With a 9k gold wire frame, twisted at the top to form a bail, it's a really unusual thing pondering the meaning significance, I get "fool's heart of gold", "only fools fall in love", "foolish love" etc etc. Maybe overthought over pessimistic, but the black jet (mourning) and fool's gold certainly suggest failed relationship to me.