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VICTORIAN ETRUSCAN REVIVAL SARDONYX 18 KARAT TRI-COLORED GOLD ANTIQUE CROSS PENDANT

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Antique Georgian–Victorian Pink Sapphire & Aquamarine Paste Cross Pendant

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The Devout Childhood of St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Artist: Charles Allston Collins (British, 1828-1873)

Date: 1851-1852

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, United States

Description

Although never a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Charles Allston Collins adhered to their stated mission of selecting subjects that conveyed “heartfelt” ideas rendered through the close study of nature. Here, he portrays the exemplary piety of Elizabeth of Hungary, who, when arriving at the church before the priests had opened the door, fell to her knees at the threshold to begin her devotions. While the story of the thirteenth-century saint derives from Alban Butler’s The Lives of the Saints (1756–59), the visual details - from the wooden door’s grain to the shot silk dress - reflect Collins’s accurate observations of his visual world. He also adopted the arduous Pre-Raphaelite practice of painting on a white wet ground to heighten his brilliant colors.

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19th-century diamond cross, set to glow by candlelight. Every stone in this piece is an old cut — the dominant diamond cut of the Georgian and Victorian eras, known for its high crown, small table, and deep pavilion, all designed to throw maximum fire under the flicker of candlelight and gaslight, long before electric light existed. Look at how the diamonds graduate — small at the crossing point of the arms, growing larger toward each terminal, with one bold stone anchoring the very center. That rhythm of scale was a favorite device of 19th-century jewelers, turning a devotional symbol into a study in light.

Notice the color contrast too: the diamonds sit in a darkened, silvery setting, while the suspension loop at top reveals warm gold beneath. That’s silver-topped gold at work — a technique 19th-century jewelers relied on specifically for diamonds, because yellow gold alone would cast an unwanted warm tint onto the stones, while silver kept them reading white.

The cross itself was one of the most fashionable pendant motifs of the Victorian era — worn by Queen Victoria and her daughters as an open expression of faith, in an age defined by sentiment, devotion, and remembrance. A piece like this wasn’t just an ornament; it was a small, wearable statement of belief, made to last generations.

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1.3K views · 122 reactions | A century-old story, captured in light and color Tourmalines in their most captivating hues meet the brillianc

A century-old story, captured in light and color Tourmalines in their most captivating hues meet the brilliance of diamonds, all set in sil

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Cross pendant, 1890.

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