New here, Georgian pendant?

Hi all,
I'm a novice collector of vintage and antique jewelry. I still have a lot to learn. I recently bought this pendant necklace at an antique store and was told its a 'paste and pearl' piece from the Georgian era. No stamps or makers marks. I'm thinking it may be a later piece that Georgian era however but I'm just not sure. Any opinions or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Also I was wondering if there are any recommended sources on vintage and/or antique jewelry I could read?

 

Welcome!!

A beautiful piece. I'm no expert, but something about the design makes me think 1900-1920s.

 

Looks modern,I see no beads or prongs to hold the stones and they are probably glued in.

 

oh poo. Modern? like a reproduction in the last 10 or 20 years? I was also thinking maybe 1900's as Barn owl thought...

 

I think it would make a great pendant to this pendant from earlier today:

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/necklace-pendant.44699/

Have you checked whether the pearl is real or not? And welcome, BTW.

 

Bronwen,
Thanks for sharing, Yes they both look related. I think the pearl is real... the surface is not completely smooth and it's not perfectly round.

 

Rub the pearl on your front teeth, is it smooth or grainy?

 

The pearl also appears to be glued in,can't tell if it is round or a mabe pearl.

 

I'd say smooth unfortanatly

 

Yes Holly. It looks like it was glued. I'm not sure if that's original or a repair done later on...

 

Welcome @mekanah18 !
Absolutely not Georgian, garland style Edwardian 1910s as the other pendant Bronwen gave the link to
Hollyblue pointed the lack of prongs or beads holding the rhinestones/pastes so not the highest quality, but not modern though!
Good advice for testing the pearl, this one is most probably a simulant, coated.

 

Forgot to add, with the chain fixed to the pendant without a bail, it is called a Lavallière

 

Also the metal tests positive for silver.

 

Thank you Kyratango! oh well. Still a beautiful piece. I'll continue my hunt for a Georgian piece

 

https://www.marketsquarejewelers.com/blogs/msj-handbook/the-history-beauty-of-the-lavalier

To help identifying Georgian pieces:
https://gemgossip.com/how-to-identify-genuine-georgian-jewelry-part-1/

Very glad to be able to help, don't hesitate to submit images for advices

And... please click on post as full image once uploaded

 

Also look here for Georgian: https://www.jewelscollectingdust.com/

 

Quite a nice looking piece, though.

 

I was wondering if it was silver as it's so black. Are you going to give it a polish or leave it as it is? (I'm not expert enough to tell you if you should polish it or not!)

 

Gentle clean with spray window cleaner on a cotton bud/Q tip. Then a Sunshine cloth, again gently.

 

I was under the impression that on a true lavalier/lavaliere/lavalliere, the pendant is attached to the chain on either side without a bail.





However, the term is often used/accepted for just about any elongated pendant from the early 20th century, especially when the pendant ends in a single dangling stone or pearl.