Antique Victorian Edwardian Hand Etched Flower Paste 800 Silver Pendant

Tests for 800 silver, glass. Tiny silver mark on bail. For the love of flowers. The sweet foliate motif in this antique Edwardian pendant embraces the beauty of nature's finer details. Framed perfectly in the puffy and vivid silver setting, a delicate floral design is etched by hand and.

Inset with a shimmering pale-pink paste, for the perfect touch of shimmer. Bright patina with minor surface wear. Fresh sheen, light surface wear, and no chipping on the glass. Glass is a replacement and not original.

Foliate motifs in 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. 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_1730 GS 9.9.4 (1730).