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Antique French Virgin Mary 18k Yellow Gold Plique-a-jour Enamel Pearl Pendant Medal
ShinyPrettyThings Ltd
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Antique French Virgin Mary 18k Yellow Gold Plique-a-jour Enamel Pearl Pendant Medal

1900 - 1920
Description

An antique French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary with plique-a-jour enamel within a gold frame set with 41 natural seed pearls. Stamped with the eagle's head for 18 karat gold and French manufacture along with an unknown maker's mark.

Dimensions: 3 x 2.7 x 0.21 cm (not including jump ring)

Weight: 6.37 grams

(Chain not included)

Physical Dimensions
Height
3cm (1.18")
Width
2.7cm (1.06")
Depth
0.2cm (0.08")
Declaration

ShinyPrettyThings Ltd has dated this Gold Plique-a-jour Pendant Medal to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1210059
Dealers Internal Reference
1718
Description
An antique French 18 karat (18K) yellow gold pendant designed as a medal depicting the Virgin Mary with plique-a-jour enamel within a gold frame set with 41 natural seed pearls.
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Stamped with the eagle's head for 18 karat gold and French manufacture along with an unknown maker's mark.
ShinyPrettyThings Ltd

Dimensions: 3 x 2.7 x 0.21 cm (not including jump ring)

Weight: 6.37 grams

(Chain not included)

Height
3cm (1.18")
Width
2.7cm (1.06")
Depth
0.2cm (0.08")
Date of Manufacture

ShinyPrettyThings Ltd has dated this Gold Plique-a-jour Pendant Medal to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1210059
Dealers Internal Ref
1718
ShinyPrettyThings Ltd
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An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls.
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Archive I An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls.

Antique French Virgin Mary 18k Yellow Gold Plique-a-jour Enamel Pearl Pendant Medal

Archive II An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View II
Archive III An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View III
Archive IV An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View IV
Archive V An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View V
Archive VI An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View VI
Archive VII An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View VII
Archive VIII An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View VIII
Archive IX An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View IX
Archive X An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View X
Archive XI An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XI
Archive XII An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XII
Archive XIII An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XIII
Archive XIV An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XIV
Archive XV An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XV
Archive XVI An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XVI
Archive XVII An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XVII
Archive XVIII An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XVIII
Archive XIX An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XIX
Archive XX An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XX
Archive XXI An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls. View XXI
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An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls.
Antique French Virgin Mary 18K Yellow Gold Plique-a-Jour Enamel Pearl Pendant Medal
Ref: SA1210059
An 18k gold circular pendant featuring a sculpted profile of the Virgin Mary surrounded by translucent blue and green plique-a-jour enamel and framed by seed pearls.
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Plique-a-jour is a vitreous enamelling technique where enamel is applied into open cells, creating a translucent, stained-glass effect when illuminated. Popularised during the Art Nouveau era, this technique was frequently employed in fine French jewellery depicting religious iconography and naturalistic figures.

Antique French religious medals of high quality were typically crafted from 18k yellow gold or silver, complemented by vitreous plique-a-jour enamel and framed with natural seed pearls or intricate filigree metalwork.

Authentic pieces feature open-backed enamel cells that let light pass through cleanly, official French gold hallmarks such as the eagles head mark for 18k gold, and hand-carved profile reliefs rather than modern die-cast reproductions.

An antique plique-a-jour medal functions well when layered with minimalist gold chains of varying lengths or suspended from a delicate silk ribbon to emphasise the translucent enamel details against solid clothing fabrics.

Clean plique-a-jour enamel carefully using a soft dry microfibre cloth, avoiding ultrasonic cleaners, chemical solutions, and prolonged immersion in water which can loosen delicate seed pearls and damage enamel backing.
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