Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost Amber and Rainbow Moonstone Silver Moth Pendant Necklace

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Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost

Love’s Labour’s Lost is a Shakespeare comedy. The plot centres around the King of Navarre and 3 friends, who take an oath to renounce women and dedicate themselves to their studies for three years. However, their ability to honour their pledge is undone by the arrival of the Princess of France and her three ladies.

Like moths that cannot resist flying towards a light, the king and his noblemen allow their superficial desires to get the better of them. This is why I decided to make the shape of this pendant a moth. On each wing a raised heart represents the king on one side and the princess on the other and three cut out hearts each side represent their companions. As one of the noblemen admires one of the ladies he declares “Her amber hairs for foul hath amber quoted”, and I chose a natural amber cabochon for the centrepiece of this pendant. A moonstone suspended on the chain above is the light that attracts the moth.

Materials: Recycled sterling silver, oval natural amber, round natural rainbow moonstone, hung on an 18” (45cm) sterling silver belcher chain.

Pendant height: 45mm   width: 42mm

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£160.00