No reserve price - Pendant - 18 kt. Yellow gold
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Selected by Aitana Soler Solé
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Estimate € 600 - € 700
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This 3.3 g Abruzzo presentosa pendant is made of 18-carat yellow gold and features a star shape with filigree inlays and reliefs; it has no laboratory report.
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Description from the seller
The presentosa is a traditional women’s jewel originating in Abruzzo, worn by women on festive occasions.
A jewel dating back to the eighteenth century and a true masterpiece of Abruzzese goldsmithing, it became famous through Gabriele D’Annunzio’s description of it in “The Triumph of Death.”
Star-shaped pendant with filigree inlays and raised detailing, purchased in Pescocostanzo in 1998.
The jewel was revived in 1996 on the initiative of the Majella Crafts Authority (later the Guardiagrele Artistic Crafts Exhibition Authority).
The quintessential symbolic motif is the heart, reproduced in the center of the medallion in various forms: joined hearts, a single heart, hearts accompanied by tears or blood, by blazing flames, or joined by a key. Over time, a wholly unfounded theory has gained currency, according to which a pendant with a single heart was intended for unmarried women, one with two hearts for engaged women, and one with two hearts and a crescent moon for married women.
In Pescocostanzo, the presentosa with a single heart is predominant.
18-karat yellow gold.
The presentosa is a traditional women’s jewel originating in Abruzzo, worn by women on festive occasions.
A jewel dating back to the eighteenth century and a true masterpiece of Abruzzese goldsmithing, it became famous through Gabriele D’Annunzio’s description of it in “The Triumph of Death.”
Star-shaped pendant with filigree inlays and raised detailing, purchased in Pescocostanzo in 1998.
The jewel was revived in 1996 on the initiative of the Majella Crafts Authority (later the Guardiagrele Artistic Crafts Exhibition Authority).
The quintessential symbolic motif is the heart, reproduced in the center of the medallion in various forms: joined hearts, a single heart, hearts accompanied by tears or blood, by blazing flames, or joined by a key. Over time, a wholly unfounded theory has gained currency, according to which a pendant with a single heart was intended for unmarried women, one with two hearts for engaged women, and one with two hearts and a crescent moon for married women.
In Pescocostanzo, the presentosa with a single heart is predominant.
18-karat yellow gold.
Details
Era
After 2000
Laboratory report
No laboratory report
Metal
Yellow gold
Brand jewellery
No
Fineness
18 kt.
Total weight
3.3 g
Condition
Excellent condition - barely used with minimal signs of wear
Gender
Unisex
Country of origin
Unknown
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