Georgian Splendor - Garnet Bow Pendant Slide aquamarine The original tube hinge and

The original tube hinge and fancy C clasp are still intact

The top array of silver raised hearts encases alternating rose and yellow gold over silver flowers

Suspended from meticulously designed decorative gold chain is a vertical drop spotlighting a pear shaped 6

and its clarity is VS2-SI1

Georgian Splendor - Garnet Bow Pendant Slide aquamarine The original tube hinge andA slide is a form of jewelry rarely seen today; it flourished in the 18th century but fell from favor with the vagaries of fashion. Can't you just picture those majestic oil paintings of women in brocades and voluminous silks? The scooped and lace edged necklines called for all that lily white flesh of the neck to be adorned with a ribbon that often held an ornate jewel at the center. Ribbons and bows were so popular, it is hard to find too many