Antique Italian 18kt Gold Archaeological Revival Pendant 1860's

Made of gold convex, engraved and chased cartouches plaques. Typical 18th century italian jewel from Venice, these necklace for their lightness made ...

Decorated with flowers and branches and colored stone, weight 6,7 gr.

Large oval shape archaeological-revival in high karat gold with five roman intaglio 1st century depicting two roman profile, wolf, lion and philosopher. Size 56mm x 49mm Weight: 21.5gr.

Designed as a brick link chain with a sides engraved cartouche containing a dog shaped plaque suspending two lines of the same design of the chain joined by a scroll engraved eleme...

Dating back to the 1870s, this fabulous Victorian locket necklace, is artfully ornamented in consummate Etruscan Revival style. The locket suspends from a very fine 20 inch chain ma...

This is a gorgeous 14 Karat Gold Victorian - Belle Epoque Picture Locket pendant in an Etruscan Revival Design of great beauty. The locket has the most stunning warm brushed 14 Kara...

Large, stunning granulated antique French Etruscan Revival locket with the original, equally spectacular large chain. The oval locket exquisitely decorated with a technique known as granulation, where a tiny gold bead is individually applied to a surface to form a geometric pattern. Done entirely by hand and requiring a master goldsmith, this technique is thought to have originated in Sumer approximately 5000 years ago. The Etruscans mastered the process in the first millennium B.C and closely guarded its secret, becoming celebrated for creating some of the most beautiful and technically advanced gold jewelry ever made. Condition: This piece is in very good condition retaining the original interior crystal, the hinges work very well and are precisely calibrated to stay open in place when desired. The back of the locket shows normal wear with just the slightest waviness. The chain is in excellent condition. Composed as a pendant locket on its original chain, the oval gold links reeded on the interior and applied chain link on the exterior, the oval locket decorated with twisted wirework circles and fine applied granulation patterns, suspended from a long bale with quatrefoil granulation. Hinged on the side, opening to reveal a hinged glass panel for a personal memento. French assay mark and maker's mark partially obscured Confident attribution to Fontenay based on partial hallmark and similar published examples. References: Wartski for gold enamelled locket on chain necklace, sold archives; DSF for gold enamelled locket pendant of similar workmanship and design. Fontenay pieces retaining the original chain which may be worn on its own are rare and desirable. Eugene Fontenay...

A Victorian gold locket, with an oval outline, with ridge and wire twist Etruscan style work on both sides, with a plain gold bail and a detachable ridged hanging loop, on a large bo...