Vtg Art Deco Cushion Cut Aquamarine Glass Paste LARGE Sterling Silver Pendant

  

Tests for sterling silver, glass. Streamlined, striking, and unmistakably Art Deco. This 1930s sterling silver pendant centers on a bold, vibrant cushion-cut glass stone made to emulate aquamarine-full of crisp, jaw-droppingly ethereal color and intricate faceting that catches light with every turn. Clear tapering paste frame the bottom and bail like the tail of a comet, giving the design a sense of upward motion. Bold in size and finely crafted in sterling silver, it's a piece that radiates Deco-era brilliance from every angle.

Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. Fresh sheen, crisp facets, and no chipping on the glass. All stones are bright, original, and in place. Gemstones are time consuming to cut, requiring a high degree of skill from a trained craftsperson, and glass cabochons can be equally complicated to manufacture on a large scale while keeping costs down. These constraints are only a few of the reasons you often see similar shapes of stones used in jewelry. Look for out-of-the-ordinary shapes, like the demilune for example, for a striking look as well as a unique find. 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. _gsrx_vers_1714 GS 9.9.2b4 (1714).