From my personal collection this finely modelled bear, designed as the heraldic crest: Bear With Ragged Staff.
He has a chain wrapped around his body and wears a collar and face harness
The Bear and Ragged Staff is a heraldic emblem associated with the Earldom of Warwick. The Ragged Staff is believed to refer to Morvidus, an early legendary Earl of Warwick who is said to have slain a giant "with a young ash tree torn up by the roots"
The origins of these emblems are lost in the distant past, but have been associated with the earls of Warwick since at least as early as the 14th century. William Dugdale, writing in the 1650s, said that Arthgal, an Earl of Warwick at the time of King Arthur, thought that his name came from the Welsh "artos" or bear.
measures - 27mm tall x 15mm wide
15 carat yellow gold
weighs - 7.9g
english circa 1870
excellent condition
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Antique Animal Jewelry
Georgian & Victorian Jewelry
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