WW1 Lucky Fumsup Pendant carnelian with a repeated double hemisphere

with a repeated double hemisphere motif

the original glass fittings have been lost

In Portugal

When many designers were using more gold and cutting back on the number of precious stones

naturalistic style - a tangle of branches and twigs dotted with fiery

WW1 Lucky Fumsup Pendant carnelian with a repeated double hemisphereLucky fumsup charm dating from the early 20th century, circa 1915. The fumsup first appeared at the end of the 19th century, but its popularity soared with the outbreak of the First World War, when they were given to thousands of British soldiers as a symbol of good luck. Fumsup came in various forms but the majority, like this one, had a body formed of brass or silver, sometimes with moveable limbs, and a wooden head, due to the luck associated with