Antique Enamel Violet Conversion Necklace of 14k Gold 14k white gold During Victorian and Edwardian times

During Victorian and Edwardian times the gift of violets suggested that the giver's thoughts were occupied with love

but there is some residual lead solder on the collets of two side diamonds (visible under magnification)

Materials: Rose gold

and they are marked 375 on the reverse

and saltpetre to burn off any surface alloys in the metal and create a pure 24k gold layer on the outermost surface of jewelry

Antique Enamel Violet Conversion Necklace of 14k Gold 14k white gold During Victorian and Edwardian timesHoneymoon pins were popular love token gifts around the turn of the 20th century. They were sentimental jewels incorporating a flower and crescent motif the flower symbolizing the "honey" and the crescent, the moon. Our jeweler transformed an antique honeymoon pin into an elegant necklace by removing the pin findings from the 14k gold brooch and welding on a new 14k yellow gold chain. The enamel viole is beautifully rendered with a post set pearl and