Victorian 14 Karat Gold Mixed Metal Shakudo Rooster Owl Pendant Charm
- Designed as a circular pendant centering a shakudō disk darkened with patina and accented by tri-gold appliqué
- One side depicts a highly rendered owl perched in a tree
- The reverse side features a relief of a strutting rooster
- Bezel set in a hammered gold surround
- Symbolic of the balance between night and day
- Tested as 14 karat gold
- Circa: 1860s
- Measures: 7/8 x 1 1/8 inches (including bale)
- Total weight: 8.0 grams
- Symmetry. Curious. Contemplation.
Shakudō is the Japanese art of alloying gold and copper as a patinaed plate. Often set in gold and depicts a story captured in metal. Pieces became popular and collected with fascination throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth century.
Stock Number: We-3961
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Victorian 14 Karat Gold Mixed Metal Shakudo Rooster Owl Pendant Charm
- Designed as a circular pendant centering a shakudō disk darkened with patina and accented by tri-gold appliqué
- One side depicts a highly rendered owl perched in a tree
- The reverse side features a relief of a strutting rooster
- Bezel set in a hammered gold surround
- Symbolic of the balance between night and day
- Tested as 14 karat gold
- Circa: 1860s
- Measures: 7/8 x 1 1/8 inches (including bale)
- Total weight: 8.0 grams
- Symmetry. Curious. Contemplation.
Shakudō is the Japanese art of alloying gold and copper as a patinaed plate. Often set in gold and depicts a story captured in metal. Pieces became popular and collected with fascination throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth century.
Stock Number: We-3961
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- Designed as a circular pendant centering a shakudō disk darkened with patina and accented by tri-gold appliqué
- One side depicts a highly rendered owl perched in a tree
- The reverse side features a relief of a strutting rooster
- Bezel set in a hammered gold surround
- Symbolic of the balance between night and day
- Tested as 14 karat gold
- Circa: 1860s
- Measures: 7/8 x 1 1/8 inches (including bale)
- Total weight: 8.0 grams
- Symmetry. Curious. Contemplation.
Shakudō is the Japanese art of alloying gold and copper as a patinaed plate. Often set in gold and depicts a story captured in metal. Pieces became popular and collected with fascination throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth century.
Stock Number: We-3961
