Golden Art Nouveau brooch and pendant with thistle motive

OBJECT GROUP : comb.pendant+brooch
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : France
STYLE : Art Nouveau
STYLE SPECIFICS : Art Nouveau - The floral ornaments and botanical designs are very typical for the Art Nouveau style. Also the use of curvilinear lines is typical for this period.
PERIOD : 1890
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION : Mother Nature click here for an explanation on Flower symbolism
THEME : thistle
EXTRA : At the bottom of the back of the piece there is a hook that can be used to hang a pendant underneath or to attach the hook of a long chain.
MATERIAL : 18K yellow gold
DIAMONDS : Three 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 : Three lustrous seed pearls
BIRTHSTONES : Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for the month April
(common attributions to diamond) and pearl for June (common attributions to pearls)
Click here for a general birthstones explanation.
WEIGHT : 4.80 gram (3.09 dwt)
HALLMARKS : French origin since 1838 - eagle's head - We are sure of the origin of this jewel because of the control mark for 18K gold representing an eagle’s head (that was in use in France from about 1838).
CONDITION : Excellent condition - (our condition scale)
MEASUREMENTS : Width approx. 3.85 cm (1.52 inch), height approx. 3.23 cm (1.27 inch)
EXTRA INFO : extra hook at the back - Thanks to a discreetly placed hook system on the back you could suspend a pearl, a watch chain or even a small ladies watch to the brooch.


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