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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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