{"product_id":"victorian-salamander","title":"Victorian Salamander","description":"\u003cp\u003e 15ct gold and turquoise Victorian salamander pendant c.1840.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaturalistically modelled on the sinuous body with tiny ruby eyes and an arrowhead tongue, it’s back studded with a line of Persian turquoise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFully chased with a foliate decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormerly a brooch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalamander 4.5cm, 5.5 cms including gold bale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5.3 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to an ancient belief that the salamander could withstand fire without being harmed, the creature became a powerful symbol of an unquenchable flame of passion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor a love that could survive any trial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Victorian fashion for jewellery inspired by the natural world became more eccentric in the second half of the c19th with a passion for all manner of exotic animals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66308510089565,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/7F92993B-2081-42B1-91FA-69D5FDFF00BC.jpg?v=1792781488","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/victorian-salamander","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}