Late 19th century gold baby tooth pendant.
The tooth, loosely modelled as a flower, with bicolour receptacle and leaves, secured within a glazed ‘locket’, to a bicolour foliate and tapered surmount.
From as early as the middle ages, and across many cultures, superstitions surround baby teeth. It is thought that someone with the knowledge and ill-intent could assume total control over someone if they were able to obtain one of their teeth. All the more reason therefore for the first baby tooth to be kept safe, worn by someone for protection and to hold them close.
Marks:
Apparently unmarked with regard material or maker.
Date:
Circa 1880-1900
Length:
2.6cms.
Condition:
Generally good, slight surface marks. Slight dirt trapped below the glass (only really visible under magnification).
Slight soft solder discolouration where the surmount joins the pendant and at the mount connecting line.
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Our primary concern is that you are pleased with your purchase. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like about a product before clicking purchase. We appreciate patina and the ‘age’ that older pieces acquire, because of this we do not polish pieces to strip away the age (though your local jeweller may be willing to do this for you for a small fee). Secondhand, vintage and antique pieces will naturally show scratches and small marks, these will often appear more noticeable in the enlarged images that we have made available for you. Our images are as realistic as they can be. Although any appreciable defects/damages will be mentioned please do inspect the images as they do form a part of the condition report.
Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.
Late 19th century gold baby tooth pendant.
The tooth, loosely modelled as a flower, with bicolour receptacle and leaves, secured within a glazed ‘locket’, to a bicolour foliate and tapered surmount.
From as early as the middle ages, and across many cultures, superstitions surround baby teeth. It is thought that someone with the knowledge and ill-intent could assume total control over someone if they were able to obtain one of their teeth. All the more reason therefore for the first baby tooth to be kept safe, worn by someone for protection and to hold them close.
Marks:
Apparently unmarked with regard material or maker.
Date:
Circa 1880-1900
Length:
2.6cms.
Condition:
Generally good, slight surface marks. Slight dirt trapped below the glass (only really visible under magnification).
Slight soft solder discolouration where the surmount joins the pendant and at the mount connecting line.
By clicking to ‘Purchase’ you agree to having read the Important Information for Purchasers.
Our primary concern is that you are pleased with your purchase. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like about a product before clicking purchase. We appreciate patina and the ‘age’ that older pieces acquire, because of this we do not polish pieces to strip away the age (though your local jeweller may be willing to do this for you for a small fee). Secondhand, vintage and antique pieces will naturally show scratches and small marks, these will often appear more noticeable in the enlarged images that we have made available for you. Our images are as realistic as they can be. Although any appreciable defects/damages will be mentioned please do inspect the images as they do form a part of the condition report.
Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.