A six-petalled flower drawn with compasses and scratched near the doors, windows and fireplaces of English houses.
A six-petalled flower drawn with a pair of compasses and scratched near doors, windows and fireplaces; most common from about the 16th to the early 19th century.
SHistoric England↗The most widely accepted reading is that people made these marks as a defence against witches and evil spirits.
One sterling silver and garnet hexafoil pendant was listed at £70 on Folksy (one listing seen, Nov 2026). We redraw the same geometry: six petals, one radius, tips on the ring.
SFolksy listing↗From the first pencil line to the piece we make today. Narrated in English, with subtitles.
Every tier keeps six petals of one radius, tips on the ring.
925 sterling. Two whole wheels; outer rings clip. Each person wears the complete symbol.
Gold-plated 925 silver (vermeil) openwork. Lab-created white stones at the six petal tips; a lab-created red stone at the centre.
Handmade hammered ring in gold-plated 925 silver; lab-created stones on the petals and at the centre. Drawn back to the compass on the bench. Made to order.