Red compass rose - Gold Necklace + pendant

Gold Necklace, yellow on red Compass rose pendant

Necklace: 3x2mm link chain with metal lobster claw clasp
Length: 45 cm
Material: plated alloy
Color: Gold
This 45 cm chain is timeless and fits all pendants.
La Blanche Hermine always adds an extra ring 7-8 cm from the end of the chain so the pendant is closer to the neck.

Pattern: Compass rose
Pattern color: yellow on red
Ø25mm round glass cabochon
Setting color: golden
At the time (fifteenth or sixteenth century), it was not yet the standard to position the north at the top of a map, one or more compass roses were inserted.
Some old sea charts (portulans) were very richly ornamented, dedicated to a prince or an admiral. They were of course not made to be used at sea.
And on the richest manuscripts, the compass roses can be particularly complex with geometric, mechanical and floral patterns, which, mounted in jewelry, look a lot like Art Nouveau.