17th Century Enamel Cherub Pendant Tourmaline Often used in mourning jewellery CA9746 Steel arranged across the centre

Often used in mourning jewellery and tokens to family members or loved ones

given to individuals who had demonstrated acts of “valour and rescue”

As the name suggests

The N is surmounted by a viscount’s coronet which was an appointment made after his victory at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and the B is surmounted by a ducal coronet representing the Sicilian dukedom of Bronte which was conferred by Ferdinand IV of the Two Sicilies in 1779

17th Century Enamel Cherub Pendant Tourmaline Often used in mourning jewellery CA9746 Steel arranged across the centre Often used in mourning jewellery and tokens to family members or loved ones given to individuals who had demonstrated acts of “valour and rescue”