Art Deco Paste Riviere Necklace Platinon Other Antique Finds AGE: 20th Century

AGE: 20th Century

The piece is modelled in sterling silver and gilded in a high carat yellow gold

FACE MEASURES: Height 20mm x Width 15mm x Depth 4mm – Window Width 8mm x Height 14mm

An exquisite antique paste pendant from the early 19th Century decorated with an array of clear glass paste stones that sparkle like diamonds

it may have cradled the portrait of a distant love or a cherished lock of hair

Art Deco Paste Riviere Necklace Platinon Other Antique Finds AGE: 20th CenturyA fabulous Art Deco paste rivire necklace, crafted in the popular "white on white" style of the 1920s. It features a continuous row of chunky emerald cut white paste stones, expertly faceted to replicate the brilliance and clarity of large diamonds. The stones are set in delicate open back frames made from rare Platinon, an innovative white base metal alloy, used for only a relatively short time during the interwar period as a quality, lower cost