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Silver & Marcasite Lizard Brooch

361M
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Written by Olly Gerrish

A smart little lizard brooch. It is silver and studded with graded marcasite (iron pyrites) There were lizards that were made in England but they are not as well made as the German ones. This Lizard was made circa 1920. Lizards of all kinds have a long history representing good luck. In Ancient Greece and Rome lizards also symbolised wisdom and good fortune. It was made circa 1920 in Germany

Item Number
361M
Measurements
Length 6 cm
Width at widest point 2.5 cm
Materials
Date & Origin
Provenance
German
Hallmarks

Sterling Germany

Condition
Very Good
Discovered
6 years ago
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