{"product_id":"french-mother-of-pearl-lourdes-pendant-c-1940","title":"Antique Mother-of-Pearl Pendant","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA delicate French religious pendant dating to the 1940s, recently rediscovered among a small cache of long-forgotten jeweller’s stock.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe reversible centre is carved from mother-of-pearl, depicting the \u003cstrong\u003eVirgin Mary as Our Lady of Lourdes\u003c\/strong\u003e on one side and \u003cstrong\u003eSaint Bernadette Soubirous\u003c\/strong\u003e on the other. Bernadette’s visions of the Virgin at Lourdes in 1858 transformed the town into one of Europe’s most important Catholic pilgrimage sites, and small devotional jewels such as this were worn as personal expressions of faith and remembrance.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe mother-of-pearl is held within a finely worked 18K gold mount, surrounded by a delicate openwork border resembling twisted rope or lace. Its iridescent surface gives both carved portraits a particularly soft appearance as the pendant moves in the light.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe pendant bears the French \u003cstrong\u003eeagle’s head hallmark for 18K gold\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside a maker’s lozenge.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMeasuring 16mm in diameter and weighing 1.43g, it is a discreet and highly wearable antique religious pendant. It remains in very good condition, with the carving crisp and the mount secure.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ravensbury Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49320457797940,"sku":"1017810366","price":518.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6784\/5428\/files\/Ravensbury_-835_4279579.jpg?v=1791321551","url":"https:\/\/ravensburyantiques.com\/en-de\/products\/french-mother-of-pearl-lourdes-pendant-c-1940","provider":"Ravensbury Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}