Yellow Gold Praying Virgin Mary Pendant Necklace 17 1/2" - 18k Mother of Jesus
Located in Greensboro, NC
Metal Content: 18k Yellow Gold Chain Style: Cable Necklace Style: Chain Fastening Type: Spring Ring Clasp Theme: Praying Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Measurements Item 1: Pendant ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18 Karat Yellow Gold Jesus and Virgin Mary Reversible Pendant #20347
Located in Washington Depot, CT
18 Karat Yellow Gold Jesus and Virgin Mary Reversible Pendant This elegant 18K yellow gold reversible pendant features a stunning dual design, showcasing the sacred images of Jesus ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890's Virgin Mary, Jesus, Floral French Antique engraved religious pendant
Located in Antwerp, BE
This larger charm depicts a well detailled virgin Mary (Jesus) in front of a star burst background, encircled with a greenish star shaped boarder.
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1890's Virgin Mary, Jesus, Floral French Antique engraved religious pendant
Located in Antwerp, BE
For sale is this stunning mother Mary charm. (We also see Jesus Christ in it) It depicts a well detailled virgin Mary flanked by hand engraved leafs and a blooming flower.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890's Virgin Mary, Jesus, Floral French Antique engraved religious pendant
Located in Antwerp, BE
For sale is this stunning Jesus Christ charm. This French charm depicts a lovely hand engraved Jesus with open arms. This protecting medallion is crafted in 18 karat gold, has a brig...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Georgian Nun's Bride of Christ Wedding Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
It's incredibly unusual to find such a piece, as typically nuns were buried wearing their rings... so perhaps the owner of this one left the Faith? Modelled in 18k gold. RING SIZE 7...
18k Gold
French Antique Virgin Mary - 18k Gold Medal - Rare Religious Catholic Charm
Located in Antwerp, BE
For sale is this marvellous mother Mary charm. This French charm depicts a lovely hand engraved Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. This protecting medallion is crafted in 18 ct gold, ha...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
French Antique Virgin Mary - 18k Gold Medal - Rare Religious Catholic Charm
Located in Antwerp, BE
For sale is this stunning mother Mary charm. This French charm depicts a lovely hand engraved Virgin Mary. This protecting medallion is crafted in 18 ct gold, has a bright and warm l...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
Whether you’re layering multiple jewelry pieces or opting for a single strand, vintage pendant necklaces are versatile accessories that can elevate your casual wear as easily as they can add a creative flourish to your formal attire.
The earliest jewelry was less about accessorizing than it was about wearers arming themselves with amulets. In Ancient Egypt, some amulets featured a loop so that they could be strung around one’s neck. While rubies have long been one of the few gemstones that can give diamonds a run for their money, members of some ancient civilizations valued the stones from the get-go, donning ruby pendants as well as other stones with the belief that these adornments would bring protection, healing powers or strength. Today, we still wear our charm bracelets and charm pendants around our necks for good luck.
Later, pendant necklaces, like most fine jewelry, were worn strictly by royalty or the upper class and conferred wealth and prestige. This changed over time, thankfully, as wearing jewelry became more widespread, a democratized means of personal expression.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, pendant necklaces evolved from their status as spiritual amulets, but the jewels still carried deep personal significance. Victorian pendants, in particular, were part of the “mourning jewelry” tradition. Wearers would embed their pendants with locks of hair from a deceased loved one as a way of grieving in the wake of a loss. In the case of cameo jewelry, some pendants were even decorated with miniature hand-carved portraits in a detailed raised relief. Today, portraiture is still a characteristic of many of the hand-carved pendant necklaces offered by Italian jewelry house Scala Gioielli.
Luxury fine jewelry brands such as Cartier, BVLGARI and David Yurman offer their own unique interpretations of the cherished accessory, embellishing platinum or gold pendant necklaces with diamonds, sapphires and other stones.
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