Victorian Jet Wheat Sheaf Pendant gents featuring hand-etched embellishment and a

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

combining two prominent motifs of the time

This is a 225 year old ring

Victorian Jet Wheat Sheaf Pendant gents featuring hand-etched embellishment and aAt 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