{"product_id":"victorian-pietra-dura-pendant","title":"Victorian Pietra Dura Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eGorgeous Victorian \u003cem\u003epietra dura\u003c\/em\u003e pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th century. \u003cem\u003ePietra dura\u003c\/em\u003e, literally \"painting in stone,\" is a highly skilled technique that involves cutting and fitting coloured stones to form patterns or pictures. This one is a white flower - a pansy, perhaps -with amber coloured leaves set into a rounded oval piece of Ashford Black Marble. It hangs from a silver bail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown to have been used since ancient times, Ashford Black Marble is a dark limestone quarried from mines near Ashford-in-the-Water in Derbyshire, England. Not a true marble, Ashford Black is a fine-grained sedimentary rock prized for its highly decorative shiny black appearance. A thriving craft trade started in the 1750s, focused on the manufacture of urns, obelisks, jewellery, etchings, and other decorative items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Victorian, circa 1880\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 5.5cm (including bail) by 3.3cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStone: Ashford Black Marble with stone inlay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: None, tested as silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good antique condition; some very minor inlay losses - see images.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52488639021368,"sku":"LO3026","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-9952_0932c874-e509-49fe-b151-9a20af8ade7e.jpg?v=1781275957","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/victorian-pietra-dura-pendant","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}