This Victorian cross pendant necklace with rose-cut diamonds and Baroque fresh-water pearls weighing 9.6g comprises a diamond-encrusted double-sided cross pendant crafted in silver and 18k rose gold, measuring 35mm long and 12mm wide and a supporting 14k yellow gold and Baroque fresh water pearl chain measuring 19 inches long and 4.5mm wide. Pendants reached their highest level of popularity during the 1840's Victorian era, frequently worn on chain necklaces, velvet ribbons or as a complement to the very popular riviere. The most fashionable and widely worn design was that of a cross, Latin, Greek or Maltese, the latter particularly favored in England. The gem-set Latin cross pendants often appeared 'en suite' with similarly set pendent earrings and became the highly sought-after 'demi-parure' of the 1840's throughout Europe. This authentic 1840's cross pendant of rare sculptural design and exquisite aesthetic depicts a highly stylized Latin cross with sculptured 'en diagonal' arms swathed throughout in 173 antique rose-cut diamonds measuring between 1.5 and 1.75mm in diameter. While these precious stones are mounted in silver, the temptingly alluring 'en diagonal' finials of the cross arms are rendered in rose gold to enhance the color contrasted aesthetic of the pendant. The orbicular double-sided bale embellished with 12 glittering rose-cut diamonds is adjoined to the cross pendant by means of two inversely positioned rose gold ringlets. The supporting 14k yellow gold chain is composed of interlocking, inversely juxtaposed ovular links, adorned with 8 Baroque fresh water pearls graded a warm and delightful 'cream' color, mounted at equal intervals throughout the yellow gold chain. A barrel-shaped yellow gold clasp secures this authentic and very unusual Victorian cross pendant necklace of unmatched classic beauty and Christian spiritual significance.

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