{"product_id":"modernist-rock-crystal-mobile-pendant","title":"Modernist Rock Crystal Mobile Pendant","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA remarkable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/blogs\/articles\/modernism\"\u003emodernist\u003c\/a\u003e pendant in 18ct gold; a \u003cem\u003egirandole\u003c\/em\u003e, if you will, stripped right back to the bone. The \u003cem\u003egirandole\u003c\/em\u003e, three pear-shaped drops hanging from a central bow, was one of the great court jewels of the 17th century (in Europe, at least). Here the jewelled bow is gone. In its place are four sweeping arcs of thick gold wire, hooked loop-through-loop like one of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/lot\/lot-5946142\"\u003eAlexander Calder's mobiles\u003c\/a\u003e, with three polished, pear-shaped drops of rock crystal hanging freely from the ends. It's a fitting reinvention: the word \"girandole\" first meant a spinning firework, and indeed each drop on this piece swings and turns on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere's a strong mid-century Scandinavian feel here too, in the spirit of Torun Bülow-Hübe's famous \u003cem\u003eDew Drops\u003c\/em\u003e for Georg Jensen: honest materials, nothing hidden, and the workings of the jewel left on show as part of the design. The quartz is chosen for its clarity, not its carats, and the domed drops act like little lenses, picking up the colours around them and magnifying whatever lies beneath - akin to the pools-of-light so prized y the Victorians. Simply beautiful; a sculpture you can wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Modernist, circa 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStones: Rock Crystal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 6.5cm by 5.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 30.6g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: English hallmarks (rubbed); stamped 18ct; partial maker's mark (RR or KK?)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good vintage condition; light wear consistent with age and use including some surface wear to the stones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53066625843512,"sku":"PA364","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-7133.jpg?v=1790948948","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/modernist-rock-crystal-mobile-pendant","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}