Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold-filled
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold-filled
Late 19th Century Czech Romantic Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pinchbeck
1920s Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Mid-19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century European Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Silver
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Czech Belle Époque Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Czech Belle Époque Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
19th Century Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Vermeil
Early 1900s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Czech Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pearl, Gold-filled, Silver
1920s European Art Nouveau Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, 18k Gold, Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, 10k Gold, Gold-filled, Silver
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, 9k Gold
19th Century Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet
19th Century British Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
19th Century Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Base Metal
19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pearl, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Platinum
1910s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Base Metal
1880s British Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gilt Metal
1880s British Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Pearl
19th Century Victorian Antique Bohemian Garnet Pendant
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
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The Legacy of Garnet in Jewelry Design
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
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Finding the Right Pendant-necklaces for You
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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