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Antique Pendant-Brooch with Amethyst and Hidden Locket Compartment, c. 1885


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Antique Pendant-Brooch with Amethyst and Hidden Locket Compartment, c. 1885
Antique Pendant-Brooch with Amethyst and Hidden Locket Compartment, c. 1885
Description
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A deep purple amethyst shimmers mysteriously in the center of a composition of velvety matte gold. The gold forms curves and volutes, forming shell-like elements that are complemented by small pearls. Another drop-shaped amethyst is suspended below. The design is completed at the top by a lily-shaped pendant bail. It is all the opulence of the eclectic historicism of the 1880s that unfolds its splendour here. In fact, the locket is so strikingly designed that it is hard to believe it could be harbouring a secret. But behind the central amethyst is a locket compartment that can be opened at the back. What is particularly attractive is that the treasure kept inside - whether a photo, lock of hair or letter - then shimmers slightly through the amethyst: visible, yet inconspicuous, only noticeable to those who know. Like so many pieces of jewellery from that era, this work can be worn in two ways. If it is to be worn as a brooch, the bail can be unhooked and the eyelet folded in. As a pendant, on the other hand, the pin can be removed. A truly wonderful locket with as much attention to detail as you could wish for in an antique piece of jewellery.
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Antique Pendant-Brooch with Amethyst and Hidden Locket Compartment, c. 1885
Keeper of Secrets
€ 2,490.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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