1970s Gucci Silver Interlocking Horse Bit Chain Necklace with Figa Fist Charm

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Original sterling silver interlocking chain necklace signed "Gucci Milan 925" featuring 9 interlocking Gucci horse bit shaped sections connected by … Read more Original sterling silver interlocking chain necklace signed "Gucci Milan 925" featuring 9 interlocking Gucci horse bit shaped sections connected by long link-shaped chains. The chain can be easily worn long or wrapped around more than once for styling.

Stamped, with maker's mark, the Italian assay hallmarks and signed, "GUCCI ITALY .925".

The charm is the Lucky The Mano Figa Fist featuring a hand adorned with symbols of luck - a star, number 13, four-leaf clover, and horseshoe. This symbol has been used as a good luck charm throughout history in many cultures, originally dating back to the Etruscans in the 6th Century BCE. In Ancient Rome, Mano meant hand, and Fico or Figa meant fig, representing “fig hand” or a slang term for the female.

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Chain: 17" long
Charm: 30mm length; 9mm width. Metal European 800 silver, circa 1960s.

Italy, 1970 See less