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Antique Victorian Pendant Necklace 14K Yellow Gold Chain Citrine Glass Conversion GF Brooch Estate

$195

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Here’s a beautiful antique Victorian citrine glass pendant adapted from a brooch, on a 14K yellow gold chain!

This sweet 1800's pendant necklace features at its center a large oval faceted citrine-color glass in an open-backed bezel. The citrine glass is so very lovely I thought it was genuine citrine until I tested it with a gem tester. It's surrounded by an embossed, gold-filled body and scalloped-edge frame. The recesses of the design retain their original time-created patina, enhancing its antique beauty.

This estate piece was originally worn as a brooch; at some point in its history the c-clasp broke and three rings were added on its reverse and the original gilt silver stem was bent and inserted into the window opening behind the citrine glass. A pretty contemporary 14k yellow gold chain was added, to convert it to a pendant. A jeweler could easily fashion a new c-clasp and unbend the stem allowing it to also be worn as a brooch. The pendant currently sits horizontally; the chain clasp can be temporarily removed to thread the chain through the third loop if the wearer prefers a vertical orientation for the pendant. The faux citrine has minor facet wear visible under magnification.

The chain is stamped on the spring ring clasp and on the diamond-shaped plaque with a 14K hallmark. The plaque is also signed with a maker's hallmark: a W or M inside a five-lobed leaf. Acid testing confirms the gold is 14k. The pendant is unmarked and acid tests as 12k gold-filled.

As with all our items this will ship in an elegant box, ready for presenting as a gift or keeping safe as a treasured heirloom.

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Pendant size: 1.35" wide x 1.1" tall
Chain size: 19.5" long x 1.25 mm wide
Citrine: 19 mm wide x 15 mm tall x 5.5 mm deep; ~7.5 Ct
Combined weight: 15.0 grams

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Item id: 1338GNEC
Type: Estate, Fine
Color: Champagne, Gold, Yellow
Stone cut: Oval Cut
Style: OOAK One-of-a-Kind, Victorian
Item size: Pendant: 1.35" wide x 1.1" tall; Chain: 19.5" long x 1.25 mm wide
Item type: Antique
Material: Metal, Gold, 14K Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold-filled, Glass