Victorian Saphiret Glass Heart Hand Fist Pendant Box Chain Necklace C. 1880
RARE LARGE SAPHIRET HEART ON HAND FIST PENDANT. THE CHAIN IS 17 1/2 INCHES LONG. THE SAPHIRET GLASS HEART HAS BEAUTIFUL PLAY OF COLORS.
FROM SKY BLUE TO REDDISH BROWN. THE HEART IS 17 MM X 16 MM. IT IS SET IN ARTICULATED SCALLOPED BEZEL. SUSPENDED FROM VERY REALISTIC HAND FIST.
THE HAND IS 20 MM LONG. THE WHOLE PENDANT IS 44 MM LONG 18 MM WIDE. IT IS SUSPENDED ON ANTIQUE FANCY BOX CHAIN. THE CLOSURE IS AN OLD BOLT CLASP. WITHOUT THE PIN FOR A THUMB.THE PENDANT AND CHAIN ARE GOLD FILLED. VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION COMMENSURATE WITH AGE. 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 "VICTORIAN SAPHIRET GLASS HEART HAND FIST PENDANT BOX CHAIN NECKLACE C. 1880" is in sale since Wednesday, August 18, 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.- Style: Pendant
- Material: Saphiret Glass
- Antique: Yes
- Jewelry Department: Fine
- Brand: Antique
- Metal: Gold Filled
- Era: Victorian
- Type: Chain