Art Nouveau Enameled Violet Pearl & 14K Gold Pendant Necklace
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Art Nouveau: Pre 1910: Item # 1427725
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Art Nouveau: Pre 1910: Item # 1427725
$895.00
A lovely 14K gold pendant necklace featuring a colorfully enameled violet blossom centered with a seed pearl and suspending a freshwater pearl. The flower petals and leaves are enhanced with translucent enamels in shades of purple, green, yellow and burgundy. In Victorian flower symbology, the violet represented "modesty." The pendant is suspended from its original chain, marked 14K on the clasp. The pendant is unmarked, but tested and guaranteed 14K.
- Origin: America, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent; no enamel damage
- Dimensions: pendant, 3/8" x 15/16"; chain length, 16"
- Weight: 6.0 grams.
