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ArtNouveau Carved Abalone 18K WhiteGold HighRelief Asymmetric Flora&Bird Pendant
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This 20th-Century Art-Nouveau style 18-karat white-gold-plated highly textural pendant features a prong-set abalone that is carved into seemingly overlapping flower petals in lustrous shifting colors of rose, green, violet and gray. It is additionally secured with an asymmetric high-relief humming-bird and flower on either side, which are linked with a branch to the central pistil of the iridescent shell-flower. The reverse is an open-back frame that reveals more of the handcrafting and enables the mother-of-pearl to capture light, while its bail is stamped with the gold fineness.
The design is reminiscent of mother-of-pearl pendants by Van Cleef & Arpels, but this abalone piece without a chain necklace is more elaborate, colorful and seems to be one-of-a-kind.
As it is not marked as electroplated, it dates earlier than the 1970s, while the use of abalone in this style was popular until the Art Deco period in the late 1920s. White gold was patented in 1912.
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- Weight:8 g
- Dimensions:Width: 1.58 in (40 mm)Depth: 0.4 in (10 mm)Length: 1.58 in (40 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1912-1969
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3244219125502
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