Victorian fly or bee pendant with rose cuts, paste and pearl, circa 1900

Victorian pendant, made around 1900, designed as a stylised fly or bee. Set with rose cut diamonds and senailles, a red paste centre, and a cultured pearl drop. A small ornamental jewel with the naturalistic charm so loved in the period.

Jewellery Type
pendant

Condition
very good condition
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Country of origin
unknown

Style
Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
See also: Victorian
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Period
ca. 1900
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Source of inspiration
Mother Nature

Theme
Stylised insect motif

Material 18K
red gold gold and details in silver (touchstone tested)
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Diamonds
Ten rose cut diamonds and senailles . A senaille is a simplified rose cut diamond, a small diamond chip with perhaps a few polished facets. We do not have the weight of the rose cuts diamonds nor the senailles which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cut diamonds and senailles.

- All diamonds in our antique and vintage jewellery, regardless of size or shape, are verified by the IJGC laboratory as natural.

Precious stones
One red strass (also called paste ) as ruby imitation and one cultured pearl

Birthstones
Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April, ruby for July and pearl for June.
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Hallmarks
No trace.
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Dimensions
1,84 cm (0,72 inch) x 1,82 cm (0,72 inch)
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Weight
1,20 gram (0,77 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº
26079-0303

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