Art Deco Diamond & Enamel Platinum St Edward's Crown Charm mabe pearl Cool Art Nouveau period cigarette

Cool Art Nouveau period cigarette case in gunmetal with applied silver embellishment and green paste cabochons

Wearable Length: can be worn anywhere from 16

indeed in Greek the word for butterfly

French import marks (owl) indicate it was likely retailed in Paris

presumably both to be sold/bartered for goods on the thriving black market

Art Deco Diamond & Enamel Platinum St Edward's Crown Charm mabe pearl Cool Art Nouveau period cigaretteDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 Perfectly formed charm replica of St Edward's Crown in platinum with red enamel. St Edward's Crown is the most important and sacred of all the crowns in the British Crown Jewels, made in 1661 to replace the medieval crown that was melted down by parliamentairans in 1649 after the execution of King Charles I, it's used only for the moment of crowning itself (the monarch's "day to day" is the Imperial State Crown, worn for events