1920s Jamaica Pineapple Charm elephant hair with oversized scales and a

with oversized scales and a cartoonish grin

The skeleton is a literal symbol of death/mortality

currently Prince Charles

featuring wire and ropework and modelled in 15 karat gold throughout

and even the stud backs are beautifully made

1920s Jamaica Pineapple Charm elephant hair with oversized scales and aDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 Pineapples have featured on the Jamaican coat of arms since its first iteration in 1661. Indeed they're pretty much the only constant to be found on multiple variants since then. While sugar, coffee, and rum became the main cash crops exported from the Caribbean to Britain and Europe, the pineapple took on particular favour on account of its sense "of welcome, good cheer, warmth, and celebration". The fruit became an emblem of