Victorian Russian Brown Bear Pendant agate and this particular example is

and this particular example is one of the finest we've seen

tests as 18 karat gold

Signed Marius Hammer

while keeping the ornate embellishment the Victorian era was known for

Victorian Russian Brown Bear Pendant agate and this particular example isDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 A superb Victorian brown bear pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th Century. It's Russian made, carved from a single piece of brown agate, and features a gold collar with dangling pearl. The quality and condition are both excellent beautifully carved and set with demantoid garnet cabochon eyes. The bear has been a widespread symbol for Russia for at least the last 500 years, variously relating to the Russian Empire,