17th Century Dolphins Kissing Key Pendant hair and is commonly depicted carrying

and is commonly depicted carrying Jesus on his shoulders across a river

and it's surrounded by a halo cluster of 12 old European cut diamonds in platinum mounts

with clear Birmingham hallmarks from the year 1871

The fob is beautifully made

and featuring fine filigree work around the outer petals

17th Century Dolphins Kissing Key Pendant hair and is commonly depicted carryingDATE: 17th Century An original 17th century iron key with the most wonderfully ornamented head: two dolphins kissing. The antique key dealer I bought this from informed me that it's French, the part I just referred to as "head" is actually called the "bow", and that it's previously been cleaned (with evidence of the older rust patina) still on show at the collar. I've been looking out for one of these with some sort of interesting unusual symbolism