Edwardian 14k Yellow Gold, Coral, Diamond, and Pearl Cameo Pendant Brooch

A captivating jewel from the twilight of the Edwardian era, this circa 1910 14k yellow gold cameo pendant brooch embodies the period’s enduring fascination with the classical world. The Edwardians looked to ancient Greece and Rome for inspiration, embracing cameos, pearls, coral, and delicate naturalistic motifs as symbols of refinement, culture, and romantic antiquity.

Finely framed in warm 14k yellow gold and accented with luminous pearls, vivid coral, and scintillating diamonds, the classical cameo forms the heart of the jewel, recalling the grand tradition of carved portrait gems that had captivated European collectors for centuries. Its combination of historicist design and precious materials reflects the Edwardian taste for jewelry that bridged the past and present.

Versatile in its original conception, the jewel could be worn as either a brooch or suspended as a pendant, an elegant practicality characteristic of the period. Created around 1910, just before the world that defined the Edwardian age was irrevocably transformed by the First World War, it preserves in miniature the era’s love of romance, craftsmanship, and the beauty of a vanished classical ideal.

• Circa 1910

• Stamped “14k” with makers mark, tests 14k yellow gold 

• Carved coral Cameo 

• Numerous seed pearls 

• 4 old European cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.25 carat total, graded H-I color, SI-I clarity

• Measures 1 ⅜ x 1 ⅛ in.

• Estimated gross weight: 8.5 grams

• Very good vintage condition, wear in the form of minor scratches; coral cameo nose is chipped; and wear appropriate with age