Heart pendant in the Suffragette colours

At the beginning of the 20th century in the UK those denied the right to vote were convicts, inmates of insane asylums and women – all women. The WSPU or Suffragettes launched a campaign to achieve women’s suffrage with the motto, ‘deeds not words’. These genteel ladies, largely from the upper echelons of British society,  took no prisoners  – they broke department store windows, painted grafitti on the walls of parliament, defaced art in galleries and were involved in arson. They cleverly branded their movement with their ‘colours’, much like a football strip today. The colours chosen were green for hope, white for purity and purple for the regal dignity of every Suffragette. Jewellers quickly saw the potential of manufacturing jewellery in the colours to sell to Suffragette supporters. This is a particularly fine quality example of a piece of Suffragette jewellery, circa 1910. The pendant is high carat gold and silver and set with a faceted amethyst of approximately 15 carats, within a surround of Russian demantoid green garnets and rose-cut diamonds, with a diamond bale. The heart measures 1 and 1/3 inches by 3/4 of an inch and is immaculate.

Girl power.

£3250

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