Victorian Sea Bean "Touch Wood" Pendant garnet and remains paired with its

and remains paired with its original box

the unusually specific design

and the band is elegantly detailed with a grooved ridge tapering away from the head

) but on further reflection I'm guessing it's more likely wine (or even beer/port/another four lettered alcoholic beverage)

with the sterner and melancholic Pierrot

Victorian Sea Bean "Touch Wood" Pendant garnet and remains paired with itsDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Lucky beans were popular throughout the Victorian and Edwardian eras, allegedly inspired by the "sea beans" that would occasionally wash up on European beaches after travelling on Ocean currents from far more exotic lands. The fact they could still germinate after (potentially) many years at sea suggested that they must be infused with powerful good luck. As for this little sea bean, it looks most like a Merremia