Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist
Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. by Unknown artist

Antique gold pansy pendant and brooch symbol of love and remembrance. 1880

Unknown artist

Gold
€ 2.450

Adin Fine Antique Jewellery

  • About the artwork

    Antique jewelry object group: brooch

    Condition: excellent condition
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    Country of origin:Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe this to be of Belgian origin.

    Style: Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from themiddle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveaustyle have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
      -  See also: Victorianor more info on styles

    Style specifics: The Grand Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837 - 1901) into three periods of about twenty years each; The Romantic Victorian Period (1837 - 1860), The Grand Victorian Period (1860 - 1880),and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period (1880 - 1901).

    We consider this to be of the Grand Victorian Period.

    This second Victorian period is famous for its ostentatious pieces set with pearls and diamonds (from South Africa). From ca. 1850 wealthy English had reported about jewelry from India and Japan, which heavily inspired the jewelers of this period. Thisperiod also corresponds with the death of Queen Victoria's husband King Albert making mourning jewelry (set with heavy dark stones) the type of jewelry specific for this period.

    Period: ca. 1880
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    Source of inspiration: Mother Nature (see also: flower symbolism)

    Theme: Pansy - The name "pansy" is derived from the French word pensée, "thought", and was imported into Late Middle English as a name of Viola in the mid-15th century, as the flower was regarded as a symbol of remembrance. The name "love in idleness" wasmeant to imply the image of a lover who has little or no other employment than to think of his beloved.

    In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the "juice of the heartsease (other name for pansy" is a love potion and "on sleeping eyelids laid, will make a man or woman madly dote upon the next live creature that it sees." (From Wikipedia)

    Material: 18K yellow gold
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    Diamond(s): One rose cut diamond. We do not have the weight of this diamond which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.

    Precious stones: 109 natural half seed pearls

    Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and diamond for April.
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    Hallmarks: No trace.
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    Dimensions: 3,25 cm (1,28 inch) x 3,57 cm (1,41 inch)

    Weight: 10,90 gram (7,01 dwt)

    Reference Nº: 18079-0202

    Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry

  • About the artist

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    Some works are not to be determined by whom it is made or it is made by (a group of) craftsmen. Examples are statues from the Ancient Time, furniture, mirroirs, or signatures that are not clear or readible but as well some works are not signed at all.

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    •“Style of ….” or “Follower of ….” In their opinion a work executed in the artist’s style but not necessarily by a pupil; may be contemporary or nearly contemporary

    •“Manner of ….” In their opinion a work in the style of the artist but of a later date

    •“After ….” In their opinion a copy (of any date) of a work of the artist

    •“Signed…”, “Dated….” or “Inscribed” In their opinion the work has been signed/dated/inscribed by the artist. The addition of a question mark indicates an element of doubt

    •"With signature ….”, “With date ….”, “With inscription….” or “Bears signature/date/inscription” in their opinion the signature/ date/ inscription has been added by someone other than the artist

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