Description: About this PieceLength: 2 7/8” (including chain)Width: Just over 5/8"Material: Tests for 800 silver Weight: 9.2 gramsMark: No mark Era: Victorian Why You’ll Love ItA pendant concealing a surprise. Crafted with meticulous detail, this antique Victorian chatelaine piece has a puffy and curvy silver form that conceals a hidden chamber, ready to house your favorite fragrance. The floral and scroll motif, executed through niello technique, is a whimsical reminder of the aromatic delights within. As the design accents both sides of the piece, it captures the essence of scent, enticing your senses with its detailed artistry. Condition and Quality● Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. No dents. ● Vivid and distinct niello with no chips or thinning. ● Secure bail, chain and bail may not be original.● Top twists on and off securely.Collector NoteOn Niello. Niello designs are created by carving into a metallic surface (often silver) and then filling in the grooves with a black sulfur mixture. As a result, the design is typically black and silver and subtly textural, with a matte sheen. The technique allows a designer to create intricate scenes or unique patterns.. 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: 265 USD
Location: Altadena, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Antique
Style: Pendant
Type: Pendant
Material: Niello
Metal: Silver
Metal Purity: 800
Department: Women
Base Metal: Silver
Jewelry Department: Fine
Vintage: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Original
Era: Victorian (1837-1901)
