{"product_id":"antique-victorian-12k-gold-turquoise-key-brooch-pendant-1","title":"Antique Victorian 12k Gold Turquoise Key Brooch Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique brooch made with solid gold and turquoise cabochons. \u003cbr\u003eItaly, XIX Century, Victorian era. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA large, life-size skeleton key adorned with a cartouche and small turquoise cabochons. \u003cbr\u003eIt is beautiful as a brooch, but it could also be converted to pendant; in one of the pictures, I show it worn as a pendant, by passing the pin through the links of a rolo chain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures: ca. 55.5 x 16.7 cm (2,1 x 0.6 inches). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 4.23 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a beautiful example of Italian Victorian jewelry, the so called \"Borbonica\" (Bourbon jewelry). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHISTORY: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBourbon jewelry \u003cbr\u003eIn an era in which the bourgeois class was on the rise, the desire to own beautiful jewels - until then prerogative of only the nobility and clergy - spread among the middle classes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBourbon jewelry was popular goldsmithing. Made in the South of Italy in the 1800s, it was usually executed in low grade gold and very light despite the large volumes. It was however highly prized in manufacture. The new manufacturing techniques of the period made it possible to create jewelry in thin foil, so as to limit the amount of gold used, but the fine manufacturing and the use of colored enamels, stones, glass pastes and seed pearls gave the jewelry of the Bourbon period a rich and attractive look. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is in very good antique condition, with signs of time and use to be expected in an antique jewel. \u003cbr\u003ePlease refer to the pictures and video as they are part of the description, and feel free to reach out with any questions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for visiting Magi Timeless! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Magi Timeless","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53299311378775,"sku":"2209530010","price":520.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/4824\/6871\/files\/il_fullxfull.6211213050_7ppy.jpg?v=1776121192","url":"https:\/\/magi-timeless.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-victorian-12k-gold-turquoise-key-brooch-pendant-1","provider":"Magi Timeless","version":"1.0","type":"link"}