georgian 'coque de perle' pendant slide
A late eighteenth century georgian 'coque de perle' pendant slide, featuring a large oval panel set horizontally and suspending a smaller, tear-shaped drop, both pieces with foliate marcasite surround, set in silver, with loops for a ribbon slide to the reverse, length 3 in, width 2 in, circa 1780.
'Coque de perle' - French for 'eggshell pearl' - given its resemblance to a lustrous, domed eggshell, was a popular faux pearl material used during the Georgian period and carved from the nautilus shell of the East Indies. Often set with pyrite/marcasite or cut steel, pieces were typically crafted in silver to accentuate the steely grandeur of the shell material, though occasionally pieces were set in gold as well.
$1,200.00Price