Mid-Century "The Green Man" Lucky Necklace labradorite Natural pearl 8mm

Natural pearl 8mm

the design is very typical of the late 19th Century

modelled in 18 karat gold with an incredibly fine gold seam between the vitreous red and cream enamel sections

With a locket compartment at the back that's currently home to an original portrait photograph of a young man

under threat of the death penalty

Mid-Century "The Green Man" Lucky Necklace labradorite Natural pearl 8mmDATE: Mid Century, c. 1940 The Green Man is an old motif found in architecture and art across the world. The face is made of, or completely surrounded by foliage, and there is a huge debate regarding the origin of the "mysterious" Green Man. From my research it's a well travelled universal religious icon seen on medieval churches in France and England, in Celtic forest tribes, in south and east Asia and among great architectural empires such as Egypt,