Superb Early 20th C 18+ct Mother Mary Medallion Platinum chain Marks: Englsih hallmarked

Marks: Englsih hallmarked

Victorian fascination with ornithology grew throughout the 19th century as books like John James Audubon's Birds of America became best sellers and spurned hobbies like bird watching and maintaining aviaries

and maintained a high level of quality and elegance

the "more is better" theme of the Victorian era carried over into how jewelry was worn by royalty and the aristocracy

Although diamonds were used most frequently

Superb Early 20th C 18+ct Mother Mary Medallion Platinum chain Marks: Englsih hallmarkedReligious medallions have been an integral part of the 19th and 20th century chic French jewelry wardrobe. These medallions became, particularly int he second half of the 19th century, a marker or gaming chip in the life long journey to an eternity of happiness in the next world. Acquired at baptisms, communions, marriages, and above all, pilgrimages (read: medallion collection missions,) medallions were not only gotten by those that completed the