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Vintage multicolored enamel cross pendant necklace with 14kt yellow gold chain
Vintage cross pendant necklace on 14kt yellow gold chain, multicolored enamel cross
Vintage multicolored enamel cross pendant necklace with 14kt yellow gold chain
Vintage cross pendant necklace on 14kt yellow gold chain, multicolored enamel cross

C. 1950 Vintage Multicolored Enamel Plique-A-Jour Cross Pendant Necklace in 14kt Yellow Gold. 24"

$6,895
C. 1950. From our Estate collection, this Retro-era cross necklace captures the essence of a church's beautiful stained glass window with th…

Item 246391

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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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Quality & Value

The collectibility of antique enamel jewelry (Art Nouveau, Byzantine, Faberge) is a long-standing reality. This is confirmed by active auction results, museum acquisition, and prices that have consistently reflected both historical specificity and the craft intensity the best examples carry.

A Storied Heritage

The Maltese cross kept its heraldic identity intact across its transition into jewelry, the four arrow-shaped arms of equal length a geometry specific enough that the emblem of the Knights of Malta remains recognizable in a pendant as clearly as it did on a crusader's surcoat.

Style Notes

A visible religious symbol in jewelry does two things at once: it expresses personal faith to the wearer and signals communal affiliation to everyone else. Those two functions operate simultaneously without requiring the wearer to choose between them, which is part of why wearing belief on the body has been a consistent human practice across virtually every major religion.

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