Vtg Art Deco Radiating Sun hotsell Paste Marcasite Sterling Silver Pendant 4 Necklace

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

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

Era 1930s
Length 1" (excluding bale)
Width 7/8"
Mark Yes, tiny marks on bale
Weight 4.7 grams
Material Tests for Sterling Silver, Natural Marcasites, Glass

Key Quality
A radiating central paste in a vivid sun-like hue gives figural life to this Art Deco pendant. Tiny marcasites add a monochromatic shimmer to the silver setting with the drop danglign freely from the original bail.

Collector Note

On Figurals. Figural jewelry includes any piece that has been shaped into an animal, person, object, or detailed "day in the life" scene. Antique and vintage figural jewelry is often quite charming and collectible for the realistic or cutesy details. Specific objects or animals became popular and prolific in jewelry during certain time periods, Scotty dogs during the 1940's for example, or swallow birds during the Victorian era. Figural jewelry is special for its detail and realism but also tells the story of the decade they were made in.

On Art Deco. Art Deco is one of the first 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.