An early 20th-century silver bee pendant necklace, circa 1900 - 1920, with a domed Whitby jet cabochon and with four veined wings.
The bee carried long associations with industry, order, fidelity and the collective life of the hive; paired with Whitby jet, a material still deeply tied to mourning and remembrance after the Victorian period, the piece takes on a darker symbolic character.
Pendant - 3cm x 3cm
Chain - 50cm
An early 20th-century silver bee pendant necklace, circa 1900 - 1920, with a domed Whitby jet cabochon and with four veined wings.
The bee carried long associations with industry, order, fidelity and the collective life of the hive; paired with Whitby jet, a material still deeply tied to mourning and remembrance after the Victorian period, the piece takes on a darker symbolic character.
Pendant - 3cm x 3cm
Chain - 50cm
