A beautiful Georgian silver giardinetti pendant with a drop ~ giardinetti - Italian for "little garden". These floral-themed jewels reflect the mid-1700s taste for elegant Rococo designs, giardinetti rings - sometimes asymmetrical, sometimes quite balanced - typically feature diamonds, occasionally small colored gemstones. These rare pieces were designed to complement floral fabrics in vogue in the mid to late 1700s. This is a lovely example of the giardinetti pendant. It has a large top ‘flower’ closed back set in silver with an oval rose-cut diamond 7x10mm. There are small rose-cut diamonds in the two leaves, and an additional diamond (5x3mm) in the drop, set in a teardrop shape. Now suspended from a contemporary fine sterling chain, the pendant might also be suspended from a ribbon or silk cord. Quite lovely. Measures 1 ¾” from the top of the silver bail, ⅞” at the widest point. Unusual and lovely.

Price: $895

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