Edwardian Garden Party

Antique Pendant with Amethyst and Peridot in Gold, British, c. 1910


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Antique Pendant with Amethyst and Peridot in Gold, British, c. 1910
Antique Pendant with Amethyst and Peridot in Gold, British, c. 1910
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Jewellery featuring pearls or colored gemstones set in yellow gold enjoyed great popularity around the turn of the 20th century, particularly in Great Britain. Its designs often echoed the light, openwork compositions that also characterized the diamond-set evening wear of the time. Crafted in gold and set with colored gemstones, however, these pieces were particularly good for less formal occasions and daytime wear. At a garden party, for example—one of those famous “lawn parties” that were a staple of Edwardian English social life—a lady might have worn this pendant with a summery white dress made of lightweight cotton fabric and adorned with finely crafted borders of openwork lace. Elaborate diamond jewellery would have been less appropriate for such an occasion, yet one naturally wished to display style and fashion-consciousness even during the day. A delicate gold piece like this one, set with a violet amethyst and peridots—which were so popular at the time and whose vibrant green contrasts beautifully with the gold—could hardly have been better suited for the occasion. The round piece of jewellery features an openwork design. At its center, the gemstones are arranged in a cross shape and inscribed within a diamond shape, the interior of which is divided by fine vertical gold bars. Small leaf motifs and gold beads further enliven the austere geometric structure and lend the design that playful lightness characteristic of British jewellery c. 1900. The pendant is beautifully preserved and still shines as brightly today as it must have done back then on the sun-drenched lawn of an English estate. We discovered it, along with its matching gold chain, in the south of England.
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Antique Pendant with Amethyst and Peridot in Gold, British, c. 1910
Edwardian Garden Party
€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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