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Amethyst cross pendant in yellow gold with square purple stones on sterling silver frame
Amethyst cross pendant necklace on a woman’s neckline with gold chain and purple stone cross
Amethyst cross pendant in yellow gold with square purple stones on sterling silver frame
Amethyst cross pendant necklace on a woman’s neckline with gold chain and purple stone cross

C. 2015 Vintage Castellani 2.75 ct. t.w. Amethyst Cross Pendant in Sterling Silver and 18kt Yellow Gold

$2,295
C. 2015. Presented by our Estate collection, this magnificent cross pendant originally hails from Castellani -- a well-known Italian jeweler…

Item 242184

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All weights and measurements are approximate. Most gemstones are treated to enhance their beauty and may require special care.

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Style Notes

Yellow gold and amethyst is a historically grounded combination: warm metal against cool violet, documented since antiquity, and persistent across jewelry traditions. White gold and platinum offer the cooler alternative, letting the stone's color to read without yellow's warming influence. Both are defensible; they just produce different effects.

Visually Speaking

The recognized cross forms in jewelry correspond to distinct theological and cultural traditions, the Latin cross to Western Christianity, the Greek cross to the Eastern church and broader Byzantine tradition, the Celtic cross to Irish and Scottish Christian practice, the Orthodox cross to Eastern Orthodoxy, the Maltese cross to the Knights of Malta and their heraldic descendants, and the Russian cross to Russian Orthodox devotion, the proportional and formal differences between them developed within those traditions and carried their associations into the broader jewelry context.

Built For Ease

Your concealed bail pendant can adapt if you're a chain person or a cord person. If it fits through the internal channel, it works. The pendant reads the same way regardless, which means your wearing options are wider than the original chain suggests.

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