5/29/2023 0 Comments Intaglio pendantIf you would like to place an item on layaway please send us a message and we will assist in setting this up for you. A 25% deposit will secure and reserve the item for you with the balance due in 60 days. We offer a free layaway plan on any item over $150. Our photographs are taken with a magnified macro lens to show you every tiny detail, flaws are exaggerated and aren't as noticeable to the naked eye, similarly shadows caused by studio lighting can give rise to discoloured areas that don't exist. However, do rest assured all items will arrive gift wrapped in a custom Mercy Madge jewellery presentation box. Unless otherwise stated any antique boxes in our photos are for display only and are not included in purchase. Just get in touch within 3 days of receiving your order if you wish to do so. RETURNS, you can return your item for a refund for any reason. All orders are despatched next business day and sent with full tracking. We rarely come across two identical old treasures, once they are gone, they are truly gone! Each piece is carefully hand selected by us, for you. Chain 18" (46cm)ĭATE: circa 1920, transitional Art Nouveau/Art DecoĪt Mercy Madge we offer distinctive and unique antique and vintage jewellery. Gold and Hardstone Intaglio Necklace with Carnelian Pendant-Brooch 12 oval & cushion-shaped carnelian, agate, black onyx & chalcedony Greek. The necklaces glass pendant evokes the palette. MATERIALS: citrine glass, gold plated sterling silver This hand-pressed German glass intaglio features three faux pearl accents, toggle closure, and rope chain. The pendant is in good condition with light surface wear to the glass and a few tiny nibbles to the edges as you might expect in antique glass of this age, please see the photos.Įvoking the era of bygone elegance this lovely feminine intaglio pendant is ready to wear right out of the box! Our chains are made in Italy, they are fully hallmarked and lovely quality. The glass oval shaped pendant is faceted with a bevelled frame around the edge and the floral intaglio is carved into the reverse side.Ĭirca 1920 and likely made in Czechoslovakia, the pendant is topped in a gold gilt fan shaped bale and it suspends from a new gold gilded sterling silver belcher chain. This stag here, quite rarely depicted in the medium of stone carving, found its way to us from an important Berllin cameo collection.This beautiful antique pendant has a carved citrine glass intaglio of an anemone flower that just oozes Art Nouveau charm. Deer motifs have been discovered as wall paintings already in Paleolithic caves. In the Middle Ages and early modern times, wild animals were considered the highest goal in the hunts of princes and kings. In many cultural circles, the stag is a symbol of strength, new beginnings and return. Their magnificent antlers make the stags the kings of the forests. A setting of silver, artfully decorated with fine granulation, suggests that the gem was created in India, probably in the mid-20th century.ĭeer have always been surrounded by myths and legends. This creates a recessed image when a viewer examines. The 18th and 19th centuries produced numerous large imprint collections of ancient sealstones and cameos, which were able to represent the ancient imagery of glyptic almost in its entirety.īut even in the 20th century, high-quality intaglios were still being cut, as this cameo impressively shows: carved into a dark red carnelian, we see a standing stag with impressive antlers, facing the viewer. Intaglio jewelry is jewelry that features a central stone on which an artisan carves artwork on the back. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!įor centuries, possessing cameos and intaglios was the claim of almost all great art collections, from the Green Vault in Dresden to the treasury of Rudolf II to large private collections such as that of Baron von Stosch in later times. This description was automatically translated from German.
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