This very rare and magnificent vintage English Wedgwood Black Basalt Jasperware pendant features the goddess Venus in a high-quality 18k gold-plated over sterling vermeil setting. Discreet, sophisticated, wearable and historical, this is a beautiful adornment for a chatelaine. 
Sold with a 14k gold vermeil over sterling chain. 
 
Josiah Wedgwood perfected this fine-grained black stoneware in 1768, creating its dark color by adding manganese and carr, a slurry rich-with-iron oxide obtained from coal mines to the clay body. Black basalt Wedgwood pieces are some of the rarest and most highly sought-after in both pottery pieces as well as jewelry. 
 
MATERIAL
Jasperware Pottery, 18k Gold-plated Silver 
 
AGE: 
Vintage 1900s
 
CONDITION: 
Excellent
 
SIZE: 
H 5cm
W 3.5cm
 
WEIGHT:
11.98g
 
Please read descriptions and inspect photos carefully, paying careful attention to size and weight. Due to the age of antique and vintage jewelry, minor abrasions and wear of finishes is normal and appreciated. All items have been tested to be in working/usable condition, unless otherwise stated. Please take care to understand safe cleaning methods for each type of gem and metal. Jewelry pieces are carefully wrapped, ribboned and shipped in an elegant velvet box.