What a charming charm!
A naughty monkey climbs on a parrot (I don’t know how else to describe the composition lol.
They are pinned in the centre of a long gold oval around which they rotate.
Calling it spinning is pushing it a bit lol.
They are finely modelled in 15 carat gold.
A short, well-worn American anecdote from the 1880s describes the result of owning both a parrot and a monkey. One day, the owner comes home to find the monkey "decked with red and green feathers" but cannot find the parrot for a long while, implying the monkey plucked them all out in mischief.
A literary story written in 1899 by Alphonse Allais, a French humorist, describes a debate between a monkey and a parrot living in the same palace.
The Monkey's Argument: The monkey boasts it is more human-like because it can grimace, gesticulate, and has hands, and at a distance "could be mistaken for a man".
The Parrot's Argument: The parrot counters that it possesses man's greatest gift: speech. It can "declaim fine verses, and sing ineffable songs".
English circa 1890 - 1900
15 carat gold
weight - 2.9g
measures - 25mm long incl bale (but not jump ring)
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Antique Animal Jewelry
Georgian & Victorian Jewelry
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