Antique Victorian Foliate Paste Gold Filled Slide Charm Fancy Chain Necklace

Description: About this Piece Length: 44 1/2” Width: 2.5 mmMaterial: Tests for gold filled, glassWeight: 5.3 gramsMark: No mark Era: Victorian Why You’ll Love It Could this be your locket or pendant’s perfect match? Take a closer look at the distinctive detail of the hexagon shaped slide charm featuring a miniature foliate motif with a shimmering pink paste and the tiniest scallop border. The fancy chain with unique elongated links is as delicate as it is striking, catching the light with every subtle shift. Finely crafted in rose gold filled, this enduring piece exemplifies thougthtful detail and is ready for your favorite antique pendant or locket. Condition and Quality ●Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. A few links are just slightly misshapen and noticeable only on close inspection. ● Secure, original clasp. Collector Note On Foliate Motifs. Foliate motifs in antique jewelry have a rich and diverse history spanning several centuries, with significant prominence during the Art Nouveau and Victorian periods. Inspired by the beauty of nature, artisans of the time incorporated intricate leaf, vine, and floral designs into their creations. In the Victorian era, jewelry adorned with foliate motifs symbolized sentiments such as renewal, growth, and love for the natural world. The Art Nouveau movement, which emerged in the late 19th century, celebrated organic forms and emphasized the fluidity of nature. Foliate motifs became a hallmark of this period, with jewelry designers embracing curvilinear lines and incorporating flowing leaves, tendrils, and blossoms into their pieces. Today, antique jewelry featuring foliate motifs from these periods continues to captivate collectors and enthusiasts, preserving the artistry and connection to the natural world from a bygone era. 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_1678 (GS 9.8.2 (1678))

Price: 195 USD

Location: Altadena, California

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