18K tri-color gold late Victorian medal Mary and child and Jesus

In our everlasting quest to find fresh antique jewelry we stumbled upon a real treasure. A jeweler's stock that has been in the family vaults for over 80 years. It is not often that we find jewelry that has been "trapped" in a time capsule. All jewelry in this stock was brand new when it was stored decades ago and besides a little dusting off we didn't have to do anything to offer it in its original splendour. This is as close to "brand new antique jewelry" as it can get.

Object group: pendants
Country of origin: Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe it is of Belgian origin.
Style: late-Victorian - (styles overview)
Period: ca. 1900 (events and facts in 1900)
Source of inspiration: christianity and flower symbolism
Theme: On one side of the medal we see Mary with the child Jesus in her arms and on the other side a blessing Jesus with the holy heart
Material: 18K tri-color (red, yellow, green) gold - (precious metals)
More background information on: devotional jewelry, religious jewelry, aureole, medal medallion, medallion, talisman, virgin mary, wreath
Hallmarks: Illegible remains. - (general hallmarks info)
Condition: excellent condition - (our condition scale)
Dimensions: Height approx. 2.85 cm (1.12 inch)
Weight: 1.50 gram (0.96 dwt)

Reference: Nº 08193-4478 (or click here)

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