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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 178373" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>That's the pre-war Depression era, which is unlikely for an ostentatious piece of bling like this. Also, jewellery design in the '30's was more about straight lines and angles, heavily influenced by the then fashionable art deco design approach, whereas this pendant reflects earlier art nouveau design themes of the 1890-1910 period.</p><p></p><p>The flowing curves and ornate but not fussy floral ornamentation of Condor's heirloom, with its precious stones in colours echoing the central stone, is more inline with what I know of late Victorian/turn of the century tastes. Given the Australian context, I'd say it most likely dates to around Federation, but Silver's request for hallmarks could help to decide the matter more accurately than my amateur speculation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 178373, member: 4012"] That's the pre-war Depression era, which is unlikely for an ostentatious piece of bling like this. Also, jewellery design in the '30's was more about straight lines and angles, heavily influenced by the then fashionable art deco design approach, whereas this pendant reflects earlier art nouveau design themes of the 1890-1910 period. The flowing curves and ornate but not fussy floral ornamentation of Condor's heirloom, with its precious stones in colours echoing the central stone, is more inline with what I know of late Victorian/turn of the century tastes. Given the Australian context, I'd say it most likely dates to around Federation, but Silver's request for hallmarks could help to decide the matter more accurately than my amateur speculation. [/QUOTE]
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