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Antique Pendant With Aquamarine & Pearls in Gold, Great Britain ca. 1910

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Antique Pendant With Aquamarine & Pearls in Gold, Great Britain ca. 1910

Description

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Gold jewellery with a rich setting of small seed pearls is typical British jewellery of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At this time, jewellery in warm, shiny yellow gold was fashionable as daytime jewellery, richly set with countless pearls. Necklaces and pendants in particular were created using this technique, such as this elegant piece. The enchanting decoration was also a testimony to the position of the Empire: pearls were flowing into Britain in rich quantities from India, Ceylon and Australia - and the jewellery of the ladies in London showed this wealth and the pride in it. Here, the creamy white pearls are combined with a bright blue aquamarine to create a fresh springtime design. Delicate bars of yellow gold form a large blossom. The pearls occupy the outer edge symmetrically and frame the aquamarine in the center of the design in groups of three. The settings are particularly delicate, so that almost only the precious pearls and the aquamarine are visible. The design language of the piece suggests that it was created around 1910. The pendant is made of 625/000 gold. This is a typical British gold alloy, which was used in many Victorian and Edwardian pieces of jewellery, but only until 1932, after which its use was banned. This also helps to date the piece of jewellery. We discovered the piece in London and added the chain to the pendant.

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€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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