{"product_id":"small-cross-reliquary-pendant-with-glazed-window-circa-1920s-1950s","title":"Art Deco Mother of Pearl and Black Enamel Cross Plaque Pendant with Marcasite Accents, Circa 1920s-1930s","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall stepped Art Deco plaque with a pale, lustrous mother of pearl panel inset with a slender black enamel Latin cross, framed in black enamel and flanked by tiny marcasite-set side panels, with a loop at the top and bottom so it can hang as a pendant or join a rosary or chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrisp black-and-white geometry was the signature of Art Deco design in the 1920s and 1930s, and French makers in particular applied it to devotional jewelry, pairing mother of pearl and onyx-black enamel with sparkling marcasite. The sober black and white palette also made such pieces suitable to wear in mourning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShows wear and light verdigris at the edges; a few marcasite settings are dark or empty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exquisite Dark Curio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68076639191194,"sku":"EDC-607","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/6450\/3962\/files\/EDC-607-1.jpg?v=1794003173","url":"https:\/\/exquisitedarkcurio.com\/products\/small-cross-reliquary-pendant-with-glazed-window-circa-1920s-1950s","provider":"Exquisite Dark Curio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}