Offered today is this wonderful vintage/antique pendant from the Art Deco era. It is sterling silver with a Chinese dragon wrapped around the top of a rock crystal prism. The pendant is a rock crystal prism measuring 2 top to bottom, including the bale. It is just like a chandelier prism, but it is not glass. See the last two photos in which the beads on the chain and the prism are tested with a professional gem tester as quartz. Rock crystal is colorless quartz. Draped around the top is a highly detailed sterling silver dragon with gold filled eyes and tendrils. The dragon’s head and two legs wrap around the front and the other two legs curve around the back of the crystal. The tail trails along the edge. The dragon is attached to the crystal with a pin under the dragon’s front foot which goes through a hole in the prism. The detail is excellent. Please enlarge the photos for a better look. The dragon was very obviously made to fit this crystal. The pendant hangs from what appears to be the original sterling silver paperclip chain measuring 23 long. There is a hole in the top of the bale and there is kind of a swivel which allows the pendant to spin. There are three faceted rock crystal beads on the chain. The clasp is stamped sterling. The chain and dragon have been professionally tested to be sterling. The total weight is 30 grams. I have never seen another like it. The item “Art Deco Sterling Silver & Rock Crystal Figural Chinese Dragon Pendant, Necklace” is in sale since Wednesday, August 12, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Art Nouveau/Art Deco 1895-1935\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “cheekymonkeyvintagejewelry” and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
- Ethnic Origin: Chinese
- Brand: Antique
- Main Stone: Rock Crystal
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
- Metal Purity: 925
- Material: sterling rock crystal
- Style: Pendant
- Maker: unknown
- Color: Silver
