Antique Gold Pendant-Brooch with Peridot & Pearls, Great Britain c. 1900

Spring Day in London

Antique Gold Pendant-Brooch with Peridot & Pearls, Great Britain c. 1900

€ 1,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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A spring day in London at the turn of the century before last: Like the long awaited springtime after a gray winter, the economic success of the united kingdom awakens hope for a carefree future. The Empire is at the height of its power in these years, and new treasures arrive daily in large merchant ships from the rich colonies to the capital on the Thames. The first warm days have lured crowds of walkers into the parks of England's capital. In Hyde Park, the air is filled with the scent of flowers and blossoming trees. Chestnut and lime trees unfurl their first leaves and fresh greenery glows in the spring sunshine. The two peridots in this pendant brooch radiate as if the incomparable green of spring has been captured in stone. Their materials are typically British: colored gemstones, creamy white natural pearls and warm, shiny gold were the most popular materials on the island at the turn of the 20th century. In the years around 1900, green peridot was particularly popular, as it was considered the favorite stone of the legendary last pharaoh Cleopatra. And since the peridot mines in the land on the Nile were only available to the British in those years, it is not surprising that peridots appeared in jewelry from those years. Here, the peridots and pearls are combined in a graceful arrangement. Tendrils of gold and pearls frame the gemstones and reveal the influence of Art Nouveau. A pin on the back allows the piece to be worn as a brooch. A pendant eyelet, also set with pearls, can be easily removed thanks to a hook suspension, so that the piece of jewelry can also be effectively attached to a pearl necklace.

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The piece of jewelry is made from the typical British alloy of fifteen carat gold (corresponding to a fineness of 625/000). This alloy is found in many Victorian and Edwardian pieces of jewelry, but was only used until 1932, after which its use was banned.

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Spring Day in London

€ 1,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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