1920s Jamaica Pineapple Charm elephant hair The stones display great vibrance

The stones display great vibrance and brightness

and is set with a one carat pear-shaped diamond as well as ruby eyes

so who knows what became of the jewellery business

the stone displays strong shimmering adularescence as it's moved in the light

with oversized scales and a cartoonish grin

1920s Jamaica Pineapple Charm elephant hair The stones display great vibranceDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 Pineapples have featured on the Jamaican coat of arms since its first iteration in 1661. Indeed they're pretty much the only constant to be found on multiple variants since then. While sugar, coffee, and rum became the main cash crops exported from the Caribbean to Britain and Europe, the pineapple took on particular favour on account of its sense "of welcome, good cheer, warmth, and celebration". The fruit became an emblem of