Variscite ‘Veiled Goddess’ Hanger
165,00€
Variscite ‘Veiled Goddess’ Hanger (Semi-Precious)
Period: Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) – Estimated beginning 20th Century.
Genuine Vintage Hand Carved Jewelry Pendant: ‘Veiled Goddess’.
Material: Variscite (Semi Precious Gemstone)
Size: 60 x 33 mm
Description
Variscite ‘Veiled Goddess’ Hanger (Semi-Precious)
Period: Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) – Estimated beginning 20th Century.
Genuine Vintage Hand Carved Jewelry Pendant: ‘Veiled Goddess’.
Material: Variscite (Semi Precious Gemstone)
Size: 60 x 33 mm
Info on Jugendstil:
Jugendstil – Art Nouveau – Modernismo – Stile Liberty.
Form of art with mainly ornamental decorations and use of exotic, sexual, ‘death & reborn’ symbols.
Info on Variscite:
Variscite has been used as a semi-precious stone, and is popular for carvings and ornamental use.
It was first described in 1837 and named for the type locality of Variscia, the historical name of Vogtland in Germany.
Comes from a private collection