Antique Victorian Flower Basket Purse Turquoise Garnet Gold Filled Charm Pendant

Description: About this Piece Length: Just under 7/8” (excluding bail) Width: Just over 5/8"Material: Tests for gold filled, natural garnet, turquoise, and pearl Weight: 3.9 gramsMark: No mark Era: Victorian Why You’ll Love It The charming artistry of figurals. Though the Victorian era is known for its bold styling, the 3-dimensional silhouette of this antique charm has an unmistakable sweetness. The vibrant yellow hue of the gold-filled setting contrasts with the brightly colored turquoise, garnet, and pearl that accent this miniature charm. Take a look at the raised relief flower motif on one side, showing this tiny charm is designed to mimic a garden basket carrying fragrant flowers inside. Endearing and charming, the finely crafted details like the ruffles of the basket and teeny flowers poking out of the top, make this piece perfect for a charm bracelet or a favorite chain. Condition and Quality● Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. No dents. ● Fresh sheen, light surface wear, and no chipping on the garnet and turquoise.● Secure, original bail.● All stones are intact and in place. Collector NoteOn Figurals. Figural jewelry includes any piece that has been shaped into an animal, person, object, or detailed “day in the life” scene. Antique and vintage figural jewelry is often quite charming and collectible for the realistic or cutesy details. Specific objects or animals became popular and prolific in jewelry during certain time periods, Scotty dogs during the 1940s for example, or swallow birds during the Victorian era. Figural jewelry is special for its detail and realism but also tells the story of the decade they were made in. On Victorian. A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria’s taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid. _gsrx_vers_1608 (GS 9.5 (1608))

Price: 235 USD

Location: Altadena, California

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