{"product_id":"antique-georgian-gold-filled-pendant-locket-hand-painted-miniature-blue-glass-c-1780-cn1391","title":"Antique Georgian Gold Filled Pendant Locket | Hand Painted Miniature | Blue Glass | c.1780","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Georgian gold locket of considerable rarity — the blue glass \u003cbr\u003e\nfront conceals a hand painted miniature depicting an allegorical \u003cbr\u003e\nfigure of Peace: a lady seated on grass beneath a willow tree, \u003cbr\u003e\nholding a tablet inscribed with the word PEACE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a portrait but a deliberate allegorical composition \u003cbr\u003e\nin the classical tradition — Peace personified, almost certainly \u003cbr\u003e\ncommissioned as a mourning piece to mark the death of someone \u003cbr\u003e\nspecific. The willow tree reinforces this reading: in Georgian \u003cbr\u003e\nsymbolism the weeping willow spoke of mourning, remembrance and \u003cbr\u003e\nmelancholy longing for the departed. The tablet inscribed PEACE \u003cbr\u003e\noffers the consolation — the hope that whoever was lost had found \u003cbr\u003e\nrest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiniature painting of this quality was one of the most prized art \u003cbr\u003e\nforms of the Georgian period, produced by specialist artists and \u003cbr\u003e\ncommissioned by those of means as intimate personal objects carried \u003cbr\u003e\nclose to the body. The blue glass ground, the hand painted detail, \u003cbr\u003e\nthe allegorical subject — this is a piece made with deep personal \u003cbr\u003e\nintention, the precise meaning of which has been carried quietly \u003cbr\u003e\nfor nearly 250 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse has a hinged panel where a keepsake can be stored. \u003cbr\u003e\nVery good condition for its age. The blue glass is present and \u003cbr\u003e\nintact with no damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Georgian, c.1780\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eHallmarks: Unmarked, tests as 9ct gold filled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: \u003cbr\u003e\nHeight 55mm\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 44mm\u003cbr\u003e\nGlass diameter 41mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 20.45 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"thenorthc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56870254510460,"sku":"CN1391","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/3423\/1615\/files\/il_fullxfull.8153043623_af9u.jpg?v=1781287377","url":"https:\/\/thenorthc.co.uk\/products\/antique-georgian-gold-filled-pendant-locket-hand-painted-miniature-blue-glass-c-1780-cn1391","provider":"TheNorthC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}