Antique Vintage Art Nouveau 875 Silver Russian Agate Brooch 9.6g

  

Antique Vintage Art Nouveau 875 Sterling Silver Russian Agate Brooch 9.6g. This product description is originally written in English. Please find below an automatic translation in French. If you have any questions please contact us.

We have similar items in Agate and Nouveau, which would go well with this piece, for sale this week. To view in separate listings, please visit our store and search for "Agate" or "Nouveau" under our Buy It Now items. Description of the listing by: Angela A.

Markings: Russian Kokoshnik hallmark ("a" next to a profile woman's face and "875") and unidentified master hallmark "2C7" on the back of the brooch, tested, and guaranteed. Color: opaque black hue with pale gray bands. The stone(s) appear to be untreated, but we are not certified gemologists. The stones have been tested and guaranteed using a Presidium Duo refractometer, heat, and hardness tester. Handmade during the Art Nouveau era in Russia. Features a beautiful agate stone with a black hue and pale gray bands. This stone is set in a closed setting. Completed by a base metal pin stem and open "c" clasp to be worn as a brooch on clothing and accessories. The tarnish on the sterling silver gives the brooch an antique quality that we think is rather lovely. The price has been reduced to reflect this. This listing is for the item only. All displays and/or photography accessories are not included with your purchase. This was very true because of the magnificent designs that came out of this period. This era was focused on women, and the beauty of nature and pieces were often large. Enamel was a standard material used in Art Nouveau jewelry, as the period was more about the importance of design than the materials used to create it.

The Art Nouveau period took place before the start of World War I, when mass production took over the production of many products, including some jewelry. Agates are a semi-precious variety of gemstone composed of layers of chalcedony and quartz that vary greatly in grain and coloration and typically have multicolored bands. It comes in many different colors, including white, red, black, yellow, brown, or pink. The hues and bands depend on the environmental pressure and temperature, as well as the mineral content of each stone. Each agate is unique due to these countless factors, and even slabs cut from the same specimen vary in color and design.

The stone was discovered on the shore of the Greek river Achates in the 3rd century BC and has been used for sculptures and jewelry since. US Domestic: All items are shipped within one business day after receipt of payment. We do not undervalue packages for customs, please do not ask us to do so. What you pay is what we will declare on your customs form. Please consider this before placing your bid.

If you need more time for payment, please contact us before bidding. Agates are a semi-precious variety of gemstone composed of layers of chalcedony and qua. Pin stem and open "c" clasp.

Brooch, lapel, hat pin, scarf pin, tie pin.