Mid-Victorian Red Coral Cornicello Talisman silver gilt and has a swivel fastener

and has a swivel fastener

modelled in 9 karat gold throughout

which slides open to reveal the words: "Ou je m'attache je meurs" in the most charming hand painted enamel

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Mid-Victorian Red Coral Cornicello Talisman silver gilt and has a swivel fastenerDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A cool antique coral amulet dating from the mid Victorian period. The red coral is set into a chased silver cap enabling wear as a pendant, and it twists and kinks gently down its length. It was made likely in Italy in the 1860s, likely taken back to England by a Grand Tourer. The cornicello (aka cornetto or corno portafortuna, literally "horn that brings luck") is an important Italian amulet or talisman, worn against the evil