Victorian Ruby-Eyed Rabbit Stickpin

Regular price $1,750.00

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box may or may not be original, French weevil import mark 

An old English superstition dictates that if you say "Rabbit, Rabbit" (or "White Rabbits") as the very first words out of your mouth on the first day of a new month, you will have good luck for the next 30 days. The origins of the custom are mysterious, but rabbits have been associated with fertility and abundance for centuries. The ritual has been famously practiced by British WWII pilots, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and actress Sarah Jessica Parker. Carrying a rabbit's foot is a little gross; why don't you wear an 18k and ruby rabbit instead? 

MATERIALS: 18k gold (marked), 1mm ruby, fitted leatherette box

AGE: c. 1880

CONDITION: Very good

SIZE: 2 7/8" total length, 3/4" x 3/4" rabbit head