Antique Victorian Saphiret Glass Gf Hand Fist Fob Pendant C. 1880 Dog Clip Clasp

Antique Victorian Saphiret Glass Gf Hand Fist Fob Pendant C. 1880 Dog Clip Clasp
Antique Victorian Saphiret Glass Gf Hand Fist Fob Pendant C. 1880 Dog Clip Clasp
Antique Victorian Saphiret Glass Gf Hand Fist Fob Pendant C. 1880 Dog Clip Clasp
Antique Victorian Saphiret Glass Gf Hand Fist Fob Pendant C. 1880 Dog Clip Clasp

Antique Victorian Saphiret Glass Gf Hand Fist Fob Pendant C. 1880 Dog Clip Clasp
VERY DESIRABLE HAND FIST FOB WITH RARE LARGE HEART. SAPHIRET GLASS WAS RARELY PLACED IN SUCH FOBS. THE WHOLE PENDANT IS 58 MM (2 1/2) LONG. THE SAPHIRET HEART 17 MM X 16 MM. IT IS SET IN ARTICULATED BEZEL SUSPENDED. FROM VERY REALISTIC HAND FIST. THE HAND IS 20 MM LONG. THE LARGE DOG CLIP CLASP WITH SWIVEL RING IS 23 MM X 8 MM. TOTAL WEIGHT IS 7.7 GRAMS. VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION COMMENSURATE WITH AGE. THE HOOP NECKLACE SHOWN FOR DISPLAY ONLY. SAPHIRET GLASS WAS INVENTED AND MADE IN GABLONZ. CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN MID 19TH CENTURY. IT HAS ITS SIGNATURE COLOR SHIFT FROM BROWNISH PURPLE TO SKY BLUE. DUE TO A SPECIAL FORMULA IN WHICH REAL GOLD WAS FUSED WITH GLASS. THE PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER COST EFFECTIVE AS VALUE OF GOLD INCREASED. MOST OF THE TIME SAPHIRET STONES WERE SET IN GOLD FILLED OR BRASS PIECES.

SINCE SAPHIRET IS GLASS AND FRAGILE, VERY FEW PIECES SURVIVED TO THESE DAYS. HAND DESIGN STARTED WELL BEFORE VICTORIAN PERIOD. ITS POPULARITY WAS HIGHEST DURING THAT TIME. The item "ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SAPHIRET GLASS GF HAND FIST FOB PENDANT C.

1880 DOG CLIP CLASP" is in sale since Monday, July 26, 2021. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Victorian, Edwardian 1837-1910\Necklaces & Pendants". The seller is "shvarubo" and is located in Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco.
Antique Victorian Saphiret Glass Gf Hand Fist Fob Pendant C. 1880 Dog Clip Clasp