Victorian Russian Brown Bear Pendant agate Signed Marius Hammer

Signed Marius Hammer

and this particular example is one of the finest we've seen

tests as 18 karat gold

The birds have ruby cabochon eyes

Victorian Russian Brown Bear Pendant agate Signed Marius HammerDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 A superb Victorian brown bear pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th Century. It's Russian made, carved from a single piece of brown agate, and features a gold collar with dangling pearl. The quality and condition are both excellent beautifully carved and set with demantoid garnet cabochon eyes. The bear has been a widespread symbol for Russia for at least the last 500 years, variously relating to the Russian Empire,