Antique Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Edelweiss Flower Sterling Silver Charm Pendant
You just can't mistake the shape of those petals. The Edelweiss motif of this Victorian pendant represents. Making it the perfect piece to keep these sentiments in mind. The slightly puffy sterling silver setting has a classic silhouette, creating a canvas for guilloche enamel and hand-painted details that perfectly capture the unique beauty of the Edelweiss flower. Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting.
Symbolism in antique and vintage jewelry is common, yet it can be hard to spot if you don't know what you're looking for. Often, specific natural gemstones, flowers, birds, and motifs like stars and anchors were imbued with meanings that have fallen out of present-day society's collective memory. To appreciate the power of symbols in antique jewelry is to imagine what it would have been like to wear the piece and step back into history. Guilloche enamel involves engraving subtle, repeating patterns into a metal and then covering the surface with translucent enamel. As a result, you can see the pattern of the engraving beneath the color. Many Guilloche enamel pieces have a shimmery texture beneath the color, like ripples in water. _gsrx_vers_1608 GS 9.5 (1608).