Beautiful large antique silver pendant with dried Edelweiss behind glass. With a .800 silver hallmarks and a maker's mark (JS) on the edge of the back. Size measured without bail: 4 x 4 cm. In German 'Edel' means noble and 'Weiss' means white. The symbolic meanings of the Edelweiss flower are audacity, courage and noble clarity. These meanings were derived because edelweiss can grow in tough mountain climates and it has pure white colours. Brining down a piece of edelweiss was the ultimate proof of having taken it to the extreme for early mountain climbers. From the 1890s onwards it became a flourishing symbol of the Alps. Some supposed properties of Edelweiss: Edelweiss also represents spiritual beauty - invisibility and protection from sudden violence. Registered shipping with track and trace.