SPECIALIZING IN FINE ANTIQUE VINTAGE JEWELRY & COLLECTIBLES
We were lucky enough to come across a similar carved Lapis bracelet that would go perfectly with this piece! To view it in a separate listing please click on the image links below:
The History
This beautiful Necklace comes from the Art Deco Era! The Art Deco Era is famous for being the \"Gatsby\" or \"Roaring Twenties\" Era. A lot of gorgeous and timeless designs in jewelry came out of this period.
During the Art Deco Era jewelers would often make these pieces to order, which would take weeks to craft by hand!
Chinese Export jewelry became popular during the late Victorian Period and lasted until the 1960\'s. In a lot of ways Chinese Export jewelry fashioned what we know of jewelry today. During these period\'s Chinese Craftsmen including Jewelers, Stone cutters were considered by far the best in the world.
The rich and wealthy would have a piece custom ordered through their local jeweler whom was usually gifted at drawing a design to send off to contacts in China to craft and send back. As you can imagine, this was not cheap, that being said, these pieces are very rare and few have survived until today.
Chinese Stone cutters were considered some of the finest artisans in the world during the Vintage Era. They would carve western themes as well as the more rare traditional eastern themes into their many pieces.
Historians believe the link between humans and lapis lazuli stretches back more than 6,500 years. The gem was treasured by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. They valued it for its vivid, exquisite color, and prized it as much as they prized other blue gems like sapphire and turquoise.
Filigree metal working has been around for thousands of years, however was perfected by the Phoenicians and Etruscan civilizations. It involves stamping out a design in your metal and hand bending and twirling until your design in formed, it is considered one of the most difficult metal working processes.
The chasing technique is a very difficult silversmith process when the artist uses a nail like tool and hammer to hand etch patterns within the metal work. This process was very difficult and only the best jewelers were trained in the process.
The Piece
The Necklace includes a beautiful piece of natural carved Lapis Lazuli as its center piece! The Lapis gem stone in this piece is a gorgeous oval shape and features a hand carved flower design with a gorgeous amount of details in the flowing foliage, and pedals!
The piece includes classic Art Deco Era craftsmanship throughout and is made out of beautiful 14k yellow gold. The design includes a lovely prong setting for the center piece as well as gorgeous yellow gold links that include intricate chased flower and filigree designs that add a gorgeous style to the piece!
The necklace measures in at 16\" long and is finished off with a spring clasp that works perfectly.
Antique and Vintage jewelry is disappearing at alarming rates. Unfortunately, most of the jewelry from this time period has been lost or melted down over the years, please don\'t miss your chance to own this special piece of history!
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Age CircaAntique C. 1920Accent Stone--Markings14kMain Stone Carat Weight/Color/ClarityBlueGram Weight28.8Accent Stone Carat Weight/Color/Clarity--Metal TypeYellow GoldStone CutsOval shape, CarvedMetal Purity14kSizable by Your Local Jeweler--Ring Size--Item MeasurementsSee DescriptionMain StoneLapis LazuliNo Questions Asked 30 Day Return PolicyYES! Always
*Due to the age of some of these pieces, some items will not be stamped. The National Stamping Act was not enacted until 1906, before 1906 jewelry was not legally required to have a karat mark. This is one way to date items prior to the Art Nouveau time period.
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On Oct-16-16 at 18:13:20 PDT, seller added the following information:
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