Antique Victorian French Paste Cross Pendant Silver Sapphire

Antique Victorian French Paste Cross Pendant Silver SapphireA glorious antique silver cross pendant made in France in the mid 19th Century. Its encrusted with a dazzling array of old cut glass pastes across the front that have been foil backed to increase their sparkle and mimic the beauty of diamonds. Paste is a heavy, transparent flint glass that has been used since ancient times to simulate the beauty of gemstones. The art of cutting paste takes expert craftsmanship and the highest quality stones are often

It’s remained in excellent condition and will look fabulous suspended from a silver chain

(Dated 1876)

This is accompanied by a sweet inscription on the back which reads: “Mother and Millicent

It’s carved with a charming face in the centre and perfectly mimics the beauty and luminescence of the moon with an ethereal inner light that glows beneath the surface

preserving a miniature daguerreotype portrait behind glass

ITEM NUMBER: 21-199

Scottish jewellery

Etruscan revival pieces were crafted in the mid 1800s when ancient Etruscan jewellery was unearthed in tombs outside of Rome beginning a fascination with the style and giving birth to these beautiful pieces which were crafted in the same decorative fashion

Maker’s initials (C

with the bow motif also symbolising an eternal

During the late 19th Century many were left longing to reconnect with the beauty of the natural world after the vast urbanisation of Great Britain

) and clear Birmingham hallmarks within the band