Violet Variation

Delicate British Gold Pendant with Amethyst & Garnet, c. 1905


€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Delicate British Gold Pendant with Amethyst & Garnet, c. 1905
Delicate British Gold Pendant with Amethyst & Garnet, c. 1905
Description
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In the early years of the 20th century, delicate pendants were popular in Great Britain: those made of fine gold bars around which delicate leaves and flowers entwine, influenced by the formal languages of Art Nouveau and the fashionable "Garland style", a light neoclassicism with echoes of Empire. This pendant is in this elegant taste. In a network of tendrils and leaves, it presents an amethyst of bass violet color in the middle. The stone sits like a flower in the middle of symmetrically arranged laurel branches. Another gemstone, a garnet in a deep, bright violet, is suspended below. At the time the piece of jewellery was created, the usual gold alloy had a reddish tone, so an additional layer of fine gold was applied to almost all pieces of jewellery to achieve the coveted warm yellow gold tone. Our pendant also features this layer of fine gold on the matt areas. On the polished, shiny bars and leaves on the upper edge, the overlay has been lost today, giving the pendant a warmer tone that matches the purple of the gemstones beautifully. The pendant can be worn immediately with its matching gold chain. We discovered it in London.
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Delicate British Gold Pendant with Amethyst & Garnet, c. 1905
Violet Variation
€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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