Vtg 1930s Art Deco Natural order Onyx Marcasite Sterling Silver Pendant 4 Necklace

Excellent condition. Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection.

● Silver setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear, no dents.
● Onyx has fresh sheen with no chips or surface wear.
● No marcasites are missing.
● Bail is secure and original.

Era 1930s
Length 1 3/4" (excluding bale)
Width 7/8"
Mark Yes, see photo
Weight 5.7 grams
Material Sterling Silver, Natural Onyx, Natural Marcasite

Key Quality
Delicate in design, this Art Deco pendant has a slim silhouette laying flush along your neckline. A domed and gleaming onyx stones contrasts with a glittering marcasite setting, classical in its openwork motif and swaying freely from its original bail.

Collector Note

On Art Deco. Art Deco is one of the first order truly international styles, that influenced the design of buildings, furniture, fashion and of course, jewelry. The movement was given a name from the international exposition of Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, that was held in Paris in 1925 and largely dedicated to the jewelry arts. Born out of ideas of modernism and the Industrial Age, this manifested into designs that used Cubism's bold abstraction and rectilinear shapes and combined them with intricate patterning, bold color and symmetry. High-end jewelry design houses like Cartier and Boucheron set the trends in gold and gemstones, which were then emulated by costume jewelry companies in glass or perhaps plastics, and brought to the masses.

On Excellent Condition. Antique and vintage pieces have been passed through generations, so it's not often you find a piece that has been maintained in its near-original condition. Such pieces are not only higher in value, but they are also more collectible, as they carry the history of past owners but do not show it. They reveal what the piece would have looked like when it was first created, giving us an insight into a bygone era.