1920s Tutankhamun Necklace platinum B Maker's Mark for Derek

B Maker's Mark for Derek T Birch

by hand in Hatton Garden (London's jewellery quarter) for well over 150 years

for fascination

where it is known to have been popular during the 1600s before eventually evolving into a crowned or double heart variant - often adorned with a thistle - called a luckenbooth*

1920s Tutankhamun Necklace platinum B Maker's Mark for DerekA remarkable Egyptian Revival pendant dating from the 1920s. The depicted Pharaoh is quite a vibe, beautifully rendered in colourful, hand painted enamel looking slightly forlorn with eyes cast downwards and to the side. He's bordered by a pierced greek key motif and hangs from a period barrel clasp chain. The 1920s Egyptomania that possessed Europe and the US was sparked by a single discovery in 1922: the (mostly) untouched tomb of Tutankhamun, the