Red Chilli Charm Bead Necklace

Shell seed pearls and small gold beads strung along a fine chain, anchored by a deep red enamel horn pendant. Bright, talismanic, and Italian in spirit — the cornicello has been worn for protection long before it became a beach-day staple.

The lore: The cornicello, or "little horn," has been an Italian protective amulet since pre-Roman times — originally carved from animal horn or coral, worn to ward off the malocchio, the evil eye. Its curved shape was believed to deflect negative energy the way a horn deflects an attack. Fishermen, sailors, and farmers wore it for centuries before it crossed into fashion. Red was always the colour of choice — the colour of luck, vitality, and protection across Mediterranean folklore.