Vtg 1930s Art Deco Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Turquoise Negligee Necklace

Description

Details
Good condition.
Fresh looking, wear is noticeable on close inspection.
Silver setting has some wear and kinking to delicate chains which is noticeable slightly as piece is worn.
Turquoise has some surface wear and perhaps some darkening or irregularity to the surface. No chipping.
Likely that the bottom turquoise stones were re-secured at some point.
Clasp is a replacement and not original.
Era                1920s - 30s
Length           16
”
, with pendant dropping 2 1/2” below
Width             3/4
”
Mark              No mark
Weight           7 grams
Material         Tests for sterling silver, natural turquoise
Collector Note
Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special history.
Negligee design has a dramatic silhouette yet still delicate looking and feeling.
Bottom drops dangle freely for subtle movement and sway when worn.
Organic shapes to the natural turquoise stones points to Arts & Crafts movement.
BackStory
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
, 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 Repousse.
Repousse is a technique used on metals that results in a three dimensional, sometimes hollow or open back design. The maker hammers the metal from one side, to form a three dimensional design on the other. Repousse dates from ancient civilizations yet the technique is found in a wide variety of fine jewelry even today.
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_gsrx_vers_1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))