A silver spinner pendant with bloodstone to one face and carnelian agate to the other, both stones rotating freely within the mount, presenting a different stone depending on which face is turned outward. The spinner form was a popular and ingenious device of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, doubling the decorative potential of a single pendant.
Bloodstone and carnelian were the two premier stones for seal work throughout the Georgian and Victorian periods, both hard enough to take a clean impression in wax, both with long histories of use in personal jewellery. Their pairing here is considered and deliberate.
The condition is crisp throughout — both stones clean and undamaged, the spinner mechanism functioning correctly.
Era: Late Victorian 1900
Hallmarks:
Birmingham assay office, lion passant for sterling silver with date letter 'a' for the year 1900. Makers mark 'H.W.A'.
