Fortune Seems to Favor Bold Jewelry This St. Patrick’s Day

We are living in interesting times, to say the least, and for those of us who feel like we could use more good fortune, there are plenty of elevated jewelry pieces available from designers who are doing fresh takes on traditional lucky symbols.

As those symbols include four-leaf clovers, such jewelry comes right in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Or you could opt for other good-luck motifs like horseshoes, the Italian horn known as cornicello (or corno portafortuna), the Hebrew character chai, a wishbone, or a lucky coin.

During this St. Patrick’s Day season, jewelry brand Jenna London is featuring four-leaf clovers in a delicately etched, two-tone sterling silver signet ring and matching pair of earrings as well as an openwork charm bracelet.

Jenna London four-leaf clover Bold Oval signet ring ($385) and the Basket Clover bracelet ($525) in 14k gold vermeil 

“Lucky symbols have always fascinated me because they’re deeply personal yet universally understood,” says Jenna Mendelsohn, founder and designer for the Chicago-based brand. “I love reinterpreting motifs like four-leaf clovers so Jenna London jewelry feels both wearable and timeless. It adds an ease to the pieces, making each one feel like a small personal talisman—a reminder you carry with you something that holds meaning, intention, or even just a bit of optimism.”

Here are some other jewelers’ bold interpretations of good-luck symbols.

Lionheart Chai charm ($3,800) with 0.45 ct. t.w. diamonds in 18k yellow gold

Oscar Heyman tourmaline four-leaf clover brooch (price on request)

Marlo Laz large raised Porte Bonheur Sardinia pendant ($12,900) in 14k gold with 0.6 ct. center diamond and 0.18 ct. t.w. pave diamonds

KIL N.Y.C. 14k gold Stoned Skullicello pendant ($2,400) with diamond eyes and purple sapphires on the horn

Lionheart horseshoe drop earrings ($6,000) with 0.95 ct. t.w. diamonds in 18k gold

Oak and Luna Willow Card Initials club charm ($250) with 0.02 ct. lab-grown diamond in 14k yellow gold

Seal & Scribe The Further, the Tighter ring ($5,500) in 18k gold with 0.32 ct. t.w. diamond halo

Top: A model wears Jenna London’s four-leaf clover bracelet with basket charm ($525) and the Hand-Holding necklace ($725) with a similar pendant. (Photo courtesy of Jenna London)