Mid 18th Century Pink Topaz Pendant engraved translucent enamels in sea shell

translucent enamels in sea shell pink

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Substantial and wonderful

40 carats in weight

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Mid 18th Century Pink Topaz Pendant engraved translucent enamels in sea shellJewelry incorporating ribbon like motifs began in the late 17th century and continued through the 18th even into the early 19th century. The Portuguese developed a special type which blended two motifs, that of the ubiquitous bow and the teardrop shape the laa bow pendant. Symmetry reigns in this 18th century pink topaz, diamonds, and silver example of a three part pendant (another favorite of the era). Consisting of a surmount cluster, an abstracted