Engraved Moeca lion pin

One of a kind jacket pin depicting the famous Venetian Lion called Moeca hand engraved on carnelian stone (1960 period) – Gilded silver setting. History: in Veneto the word moeca has two meanings linked to tradition: it is associated both with the effigy of the winged lion of San Marco, symbol of the city, which rises from the waters (el leon in moeca), and with the local crab (common riparian crab Carcinus Mediterraneus) in the moulting phase, also known as fried soft crabs (fried moeche), this delicacy is also called the Venetian nugget. The Venetian lion Moeca therefore takes this name because depicted with its wings spread it looks like a Moeca crab. Price on request – Sometimes we publish jewels on the site that are only available to order; often photos and details of the jewels you see are published as a historical reference of our 50 years and more of activity for your future orders. We almost always do not publish prices due to the constantly changing costs of precious metals and stones; you can ask us if the jewel you saw is available, we will reply shortly also for a quote. To request information, use the “send a request for this product” button, call 041 5287549 or send an email to info@webjewels.it – Whatsapp +39 3299 14 35 98