1950s 14k Gold Mid-Century Modern Pearl Crescent Moon Pendant

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This Mid-Century Modern crescent moon pendant has a sleek design with graduated pearls that look like milky dew drops. The … Read more This Mid-Century Modern crescent moon pendant has a sleek design with graduated pearls that look like milky dew drops. The pearls are held in a peg setting, with posts of 14k gold drilled into the pearls so that the pearls appear to be floating, with each visible in its entirety. The pearls graduate subtly in size, with the largest pearl at the center of the piece. The tips of the crescent shape are a continuation of the pearl-adorned gold bar, which offers a lovely seamlessness to the piece’s structure and allows the moon to end in two delicate points. Cresent moons have been a beloved motif in jewelry since the Victorian era, when celestial jewelry was at the height of its popularity. Reiterations of the motif have been seen in other decades—this is a Mid-Century Modern version.

The pendant measures 1 1/8” x 1/8”, plus an additional 4 x 6 mm bail. It weighs 1.55 grams. The pearls range in size from 3.6 mm - 2.7 mm. The pendant is marked on the bail as 14k. See less