Vintage Boucheron Snail Brooch souvenir An incredible Georgian memorial pendant

An incredible Georgian memorial pendant dating from the late 18th Century

which describes his birth

OMNIA VINCIT AMOR

and Thomas Hardy

From its pear cabochon turquoise "brain" and double looped tail

Vintage Boucheron Snail Brooch souvenir An incredible Georgian memorial pendantDATE: Vintage, c. 1960 A fantastic terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc (aka snail) brooch by Boucheron Paris. It dates from the 1960s, part of their popular animal range, with stunning guilloch enamelled shell and diamond set body. The cultural significance of snails tends to focus on their slowness, often manifesting as lethargy or laziness (sloth as per the seven deadly sins is linked with the snail in Christian tradition). Greek poet Hesiod