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vintage Georgian bookchain Girandole Necklace #2391319

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Vintage & Antique Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
vintage Georgian bookchain Girandole Necklace #2391319
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Extraordinary does not begin to describe this 200 year old piece with layers of genuine brilliant paste stones. . These paste stones were carefully hand cut and polished, just as the genuine stones of the time were. This is because early paste was not considered a cheap imitation, but rather an art form in its own right. The color of these paste stones is reminiscent of a starry night. Set into medallions ( large 1 ½?) of layered filigree and lovely florettes these have open back dropped teardrops to set off these exquisite pendants. The book chains that holds these pieces is so very feminine and tiny and completely hand wrought. All Georgian Jewelry (1714 to 1830) was handmade. Glass paste foilbacked stones were made as inexpensive copies of the real thing to guard against theft by highwaymen. The early Georgian fashion called for the use of large stones set in an elaborate rococo style.

Popular jewelry styles of the period were both elaborate and intricate, forming ornate arrangements such as 'chandelier' necklaces' with 'flowing river of diamonds, and multi-strand festoons or three-strand en esclavage necklaces ( Plaques joined by two or more parallel chains) forming swagged concentric rings. This Georgian necklace is an exquisite mosaic of sparkling elegance!. The larger ones are securely set in pinched collet settings, typical of the late Georgian Era. The length around the neck is 15? with an additional 3 ¼? drop at the center. These double book chains have smaller ...
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<tr><td>Condition:VERY GOOD as is</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1800's</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:vintage Georgian bookchain Girandole Necklace</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:brooksville Fl</td></tr>
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