Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Chinese Buddha Floral Rattle Pendant 20.1g

Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Chinese Buddha Floral Rattle Pendant 20.1g
Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Chinese Buddha Floral Rattle Pendant 20.1g
Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Chinese Buddha Floral Rattle Pendant 20.1g

Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Chinese Buddha Floral Rattle Pendant 20.1g

We have similar Chinese and Art Deco items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing Description by: Angela A. Age Circa : Art Deco C.

Gram Weight : 20.1 grams. Bale measurements: 7.45 mm in length, 2.87 mm wide. Handmade during the Art Deco era in China, a classic example of Chinese export jewelry that was fashionable during this time.

925 sterling silver, this pendant is a piece of hollow puffy jewelry, which is created using the repousse metalworking technique. On one side, the pendant features the motif of the seated Buddha, bordered on each side by two large floral motifs. The other side of the pendant contains traditional Chinese characters surrounded by swirl motifs and a small heart motif.

Attached to the bottom of the pendant are three bales which would have held dangling charms; this lavaliere pendant would have originally dangled from a chain which held additional rattles or bells. There is tarnish and some areas of oxidization on the pendant. This pendant may also need additional bales to be worn on a chain. The price has been reduced to reflect this.

This listing is for the item only. The Art Deco era is famous for being the "Gatsby" or "Roaring Twenties" era.

A lot of gorgeous and timeless designs in jewelry came out of this period. Jewelry from this period was most often crafted between 1920 and 1940. Art Deco jewelry sometimes featured white gold or platinum, geometric designs, European cut diamonds, filigree, and calibre cut stones that are specially cut to fit the design of the piece. During the Art Deco period jewelers often made jewelry upon custom order, this would usually take weeks to months to completely craft by hand.

Chinese export jewelry became popular during the late Victorian period and persisted until the 1960s. During this period, Chinese craftsmen were considered by far the best in the world. The rich and wealthy would custom-order a piece through their local jeweler, who would send the design off to China to be made and sent back to Europe. This lengthy process was very expensive, making Chinese export pieces highly desirable, then and now. Puffy jewelry is a name given to hollow repousse pieces, typically little heart charms.

Puffy hearts came into fashion in the late 1800s and were popular until the 1950s. Today, puffy jewelry is highly sought after, but very rare to find because they were difficult to make in the first place and were easily damaged due to their hollow cores. Repoussé began as an ancient metalworking technique dating as far back as the 3rd century BC, involving malleable metal that was hammered onto the reverse side to create an image on the front. Examples are found all over the world; Greece, Egypt, and even the Hopewell periods in the American southeast.

Reverse side hammering was also used to add detail to the front, creating intricate patterns using grooves, indentations, and channeling. The piece was then carefully polished to create a hollow, eye-catching treasure. Chasing is a metalworking technique that uses a nail-like tool and hammer to hand etch patterns onto a metal surface. This process creates a design that is sunk into the front of the surface using indentations, grooves, and channels.

Chasing is thousands of years old and was a very difficult and time-consuming technique that is still used by metalsmiths today. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Necklaces & Pendants". The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped worldwide.


Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Chinese Buddha Floral Rattle Pendant 20.1g