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Edwardian Pendant With Peridot & Pearls In Gold, Great Britain Circa 1905

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Edwardian Pendant With Peridot & Pearls In Gold, Great Britain Circa 1905

Description

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In the late years of Queen Victoria’s reign, the British rediscovered an ancient, legendary place: St. John’s Island in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. Peridots had been mined here in ancient times until the island fell into obscurity, only to be rediscovered in the 19th century. Since the British took control of Egypt in 1882, the country’s gemstones began to make their way into British jewellery of the period. The peridot played a special role, as the green stone was said to be the favorite of the last pharaoh, Cleopatra. With the resumption of peridot mining on St. John’s Island, a wave of fashion began that brought the peridot to the forefront of elegant jewellery designs. Previously so rare and coveted, particularly large and fine specimens were often extracted from old jewellery pieces to be reworked (see Arthur Herbert Church, Precious Stones…, Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1913, p. 109). Now, jewellery designers and enthusiasts could fully indulge in their passion for this green gemstone. At the centre of this typical British piece of jewellery from the early 20th century lies a beautiful peridot. The stone is cut into an oval facet shape, which brings out various shades of green when exposed to light. It is suspended at the end of a movable pendulum within a laurel wreath made of fine natural pearls. Another pendulum, featuring a smaller peridot, completes the composition at the bottom. Additional fine gold plating over the setting’s gold gives the piece a velvety glow, enhancing the colour effect of the green gemstones. This piece is a quintessential example of the Edwardian Garland style and is in excellent condition. It can be worn immediately, complete with its original gold chain. We discovered this strikingly beautiful piece in London.

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€ 1,190.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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