Childeric Bee Pendant
£425.00
Handcrafted in sterling silver with 24ct gold Vermeil (Heavy Gold Plating) with fine filigree work and foil backing.
The pendant holds full UK hallmarks and Nicky’s Makers mark of NW
The Bee measure Approximately 18mm x 12 mm plus bail
This piece is entirely handcrafted
1 in stock
Description
This pendant is taken from Childeric I (Merovingian Dynasty) The Bees were found in his tomb along with many other treasures.
The treasure went first to the Habsburgs in Vienna, then as a gift to Louis XIV who was not impressed with the treasure and stored it in the royal library. Napoleon was more impressed with Childeric’s Bees and when he was looking for a heraldic symbol to trump the Bourbon Fleur-dy-lys he settled on Childeric’s Bees as symbols of the French Empire.
This piece is entirely handcrafted