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A nautical brooch with signal flags, which form the word ‘DEAREST’ with seven luminous crystal pendants painted on the reverse side, 1925

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Diamond solitaire ring, engraved 'I am a token of love', c. 16th century

Diamond set in yellow gold. Inscribed to the interior in Latin 'SUM.SINGNUM.AMORIS +', translated as 'I am a token of love'.

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“my heart beats for you”

#love token #jewelry #‘he beats for you’ actually i’m assuming they’re personifying & masculinizing the heart

Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach (German, 1861-1918)

Symbolist Brooch 'The Cockerel & The Hen' c.1900

Enameled gold w/ pearls, demantoid garnets, rubies, diamonds

H3.4 x W5.2 x D1.2 cm

V & A M.1-2019 (ex-Tadema Gallery)

“Depicting a cockerel in determined pursuit of a hen within a heart-shaped frame of vines, this is a humorous and charming love token, perhaps offering an an interpretation of the proverb ‘the cock croweth but the hen delivereth the egg’.

Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach (1861-1918) was an artist, interior decorator and highly individual designer of jewellery based in Berlin. His work relates closely to the Art Nouveau style prevalent in Paris and Brussels, and he exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Known for his jewelled serpents and winged creatures, this charming, domestic scene offers a more light-hearted aspect of his work.”