WW1 "Touch Wud" Heart Pendant onyx with 9k gold ear wires

with 9k gold ear wires

a hugely prestigious title that he held until 1737

Thickly plating with 18k gold kept costs of materials down

Natural Chrysoprase

often passed down the generations to be enjoyed and added to by descendants

WW1 "Touch Wud" Heart Pendant onyx with 9k gold ear wiresDATE: WW1, c. 1915 Highly unusual variant of the WW1 era "touch wud" charms carried by soldiers to bring them good luck. This one's a large, heart shaped piece of wood carved on one side with a picture of the usual (aforementioned) touch wud figures, biceps flexed and legs crossed, and TOUCH WUD in capital letters on the back. MEASUREMENTS 4. 3 x 4. 0cm WEIGHT 13. 5g CONDITION Very good