Antique Art Nouveau Jugendstil Rose Gold Filled Paste Charm Pendant

Tests for gold filled, glass. Why You'll Love It.

This Jugendstil pendant is a treasure with its rectangular shape, subtly arched at the top for a unique silhouette. The graduated ruby-hued paste delicately highlights the hand-etched design while providing a subtle shimmer that catches the eye.

With a rosy hue to its finely crafted gold-filled setting and distinctive beveled edges, this antique piece is a tribute to true craftsmanship. Bright patina with minimal surface wear to the setting. Fresh sheen, light surface wear, and no chipping on the glass. Hand-etched or hand-carved jewelry is valued because it is, by default, one of a kind.

Unlike machine-made pieces, a handmade piece can never be replicated in the exact same way, and so they will always reveal the at-the-moment intent of the individual maker. Often, the pieces have a distinctively visceral feel, as though you can sense the painstaking labor that went into every aspect. Jugendstil is the German and Austrian counterpart to the more international Art Nouveau movement.

For that reason, the designs have similar characteristics as the art nouveau style - with some key differences. Most notably, Jugendstil tends to be more abstract than purely naturalistic. It included jewelry but also included all other art forms, like the visual arts and architecture. _gsrx_vers_1545 GS 9.4.1 (1545).

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