Description: About this PieceLength: 1 1/8” Width: 1 1/4”, largest stone is 15mm x 10mmMaterial: Tests for 800 silver, natural amethyst Weight: 8.8 gramsMark: No mark Era: Victorian Why You’ll Love ItLovers of lavender and all things romance can agree: this antique Victorian brooch is a total stunner. In Victorian jewelry, floriography gives each piece a different symbolic meaning, with this pansy brooch expressing thinking of you and the tiny forget-me-not “stamen" symbolizing remembrance. Its stunning natural amethysts, carefully matched for their stunning lavender hue and bright clarity, create the stunning focal point of this piece. The minimal yet artfully crafted silver setting allows maximum light to cross the substantial stones, catching and casting the most incredible shimmer. Condition and Quality ● Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. No dents.● Fresh sheen, light surface wear, and no chipping on the amethyst.● Secure, original clasp. Collector NoteOn Symbolism In Jewelry. Symbolism in antique and vintage jewelry is common, yet it can be hard to spot if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Often, specific natural gemstones, flowers, birds, and motifs like stars and anchors were imbued with meanings that have fallen out of present-day society’s collective memory. To appreciate the power of symbols in antique jewelry is to imagine what it would have been like to wear the piece and step back into history. 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_1608 (GS 9.5 (1608))
Price: 395 USD
Location: Altadena, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Antique
Type: Brooch
Main Stone Color: Lavender
Main Stone: Amethyst
Metal: Silver
Main Stone Shape: Oval
Metal Purity: 800
Department: Women
Main Stone Creation: Natural
Base Metal: Silver
Original/Reproduction: Original
Jewelry Department: Fine
Antique: Yes
Vintage: Yes
Era: Victorian (1837-1901)
