Substantial citrine and amethyst pansy pendant with an emerald centre in 15 ct gold.English in origin c.1830.
Beautifully facetted lower citrine.
Pansies were employed in jewellery in the late Georgian and early Victorian period  being symbolic of ‘pensee’ or thoughts,  a short hand for ‘thinking of you’ ‘pensé a moi’. In the world of sentimental jewellery pansies could convey secret love, unrequited love or even platonic love.The sweetest and romantic of lover’s gifts.
Pansy just shy of 1 inch. The later pendant ring is 9ct, the pansy 15ct.