Locket typical Art Nouveau female head

OBJECT GROUP : pendants
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Probably Belgium
STYLE : Art Nouveau
STYLE SPECIFICS : Art Nouveau - The combination of floral ornaments and botanical designs with female subjects are very typical for the Art Nouveau style.
PERIOD : 1900
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION : Flower symbolism - click here for an explanation on Flower symbolism
THEME : Four leaf clover (considered to be bringer of luck)
MATERIAL : 18K yellow gold
DIAMONDS : Nine rose cut diamonds. We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.
EXTRA INFO : clover The clover became famous around 1,600 years ago, because, it was said that Saint Patrick in 452 AD stepped from the cathedral in Ireland on Easter morning, stooped down and picked a shamrock. He showed it to the crowd of parishioners, and then said, " This Plant represents the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit!" Since that time, the three leaf shamrock has become world famous. Around this time when clovers were made popular, the rare four-leaf clover also became popular and was considered to be lucky.
WEIGHT : 4.90 gram (3.15 dwt)
HALLMARKS : No trace
CONDITION : Good condition - (click here for our condition scale)
SIZE : Diameter approx. 2.87 cm (1.13 inch)


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