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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DBinSV, post: 352906, member: 7320&quot;]This fanciful piece was among the things my maternal grandparents took with them when they left Russia in 1916.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I prepare to pass this along as part of the collection to my niece and nephew, I’m wondering whether anyone can help me with the identification, so I can put some documentation into the notes I send along with the pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, this has a kind of art nouveau look about it. I am wondering how unusual it is to have a spider’s web and spider depicted on jewelry. Was the intended idea that the bird is interested in eating the spider, which as a result is fleeing from its web?&nbsp; If so, maybe the bird depicted here would be a wren (which, from what I read, are apparently fond of eating spiders)?</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be great to learn the meaning of the marks, as well as the (category) name for this type of piece. Would it be considered a pendant or something else?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>Dan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119884[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119885[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119889[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119884[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119885[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119889[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119904[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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