Antique Victorian diamond heart pendant

Antique jewelry object group: pendant

Condition: very good condition
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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 the middle 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 Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
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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. This period 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. 1870
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Source of inspiration: Love and romance

Theme: Heart - The heart has long been used as a symbol to refer to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and in the past also intellectual core of a human being. As the heart was once widely believed to be the seat of the human mind, the word heart continues to be used poetically to refer to the soul, and stylized depictions of hearts are extremely prevalent symbols representing love. (from: Wikipedia)

Material: 18k pink gold and silver, see also: The silver on gold technique (touchstone tested)
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Diamond(s): 52 rose cut diamonds . We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.

Precious stones: One lustrous real orient pearl

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: height 2,52 cm (0,99 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches

Weight: 3,10 gram (1,99 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº: 20181-0082

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