Georgian Gold & Lava Pulchinella Pendant aigrette with light wear commensurate with

with light wear commensurate with age and use

and depicts the Buddha after his renunciation having cut off his hair (in contrast to the usual - historically inaccurate - iconographic convention)

some enamel has been worn away from the dominoes

English hallmarks for 18k gold (later added)

Georgian Gold & Lava Pulchinella Pendant aigrette with light wear commensurate withDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 An exceptional Georgian Pulchinella (Mr Punch) pendant fob dating from the early 19th Century, circa 1820. The face is carved from a single piece of lava, with hooked nose and grotesque grin, with finely worked 15k gold hat and base. The character first appeared in 16th Century Italian commedia dell'arte, becoming a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. He was particularly popular with audiences in Restoration Britain, when