18K Gold Neapolitan Chains
£380.00
Superstition is an integral part of Neapolitan culture and there are many symbols and icons to keep bad luck and the evil eye away from you. When you wander the streets of the city and talk to people, you notice that they will either have a cornicello (the red horn-like charm) or san Gennaro (the patron saint of Naples) tattooed on them, a mano (the fist with two pointed fingers) hanging from the handle on their scooter, or a bracelet with their lucky number (numbers have a very special meaning in Napoli) on it. If you want learn more about the superstitions of Napoli we have made a little video below all about it.
I’ve enjoyed learning more about the charms which people wear around their necks. These charms have been seen in Napoli and around the world via TV and film in various guises, but the ones I like the most are the 18K gold versions which are impossible to find outside of Napoli. Each of the charms are made in Italy using the finest materials and are of a genuine heirloom quality. I have only ever seen these charms manufactured to such a high quality in the city and the gold just makes them look so much more luxurious than any other metal.
Superstition dictates that you can’t buy one of these necklaces for yourself and that for the good luck to work, it must be given as a gift, but if you don’t do that, we won’t tell anyone. The standard necklace that we supply is a delicate 50cm chain. My chain (pictured below with Padre Pio) comes with a much thicker chain, so if you would like one of those, just drop us an email. Each chain and set of charms is inspected by our good friend and Neapolitan jewellery expert, Iris. Iris ensures that the quality of the items is consistent and aligns with the high standards we set at TRiCKETT. Each item is presented in a lovely gift box (these will vary) to make sure you have somewhere nice to keep it when you’re not wearing your chain… not that you will ever want to take it off.
These are pieces to treasure which will hopefully be with you forever. We couldn’t be happier to offer them to you and keep the evil spirits and bad luck away, whilst also looking super ace.
Made in Italy.
18K Gold. 50cm standard chain length.
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