Sarah Coventry - Vintage Signed 'SC' Gold Plated Amber Glass Pendant & Chain (VP257)

Sarah Coventry - Vintage Signed 'SC' Gold Plated Amber Glass Pendant & Chain .This lovely pendant and chain is crafted from gold plate over metal. Featuring one amber glass cabochon, vintage era styling, and quality craftsmanship. The gallery on the pendant is expertly set with a beautiful glass amber gemstone. The pendant exhibits a late retro modernistic feel, and still has its original beautiful fancy link chain, which features an easy to use hook closure. The chain also consists of an extender so the necklace can be worn at your desired length.  Truly a lovely vintage find to be enjoyed for many years to come. 

History: Each piece of jewelry has identifying marks, which varied over the years. Sarah Coventry jewelry bore the following identifying marks: "Coventry" - First use 1949. "Sarah Coventry" - First use 1949.

You'll find pieces made from both silvertone and gold-colored metals, often set with large faux pearls and other gemstone simulants. Sarah Coventry jewelry was most popular during the 1950s and 1960s and continued to be offered at home parties for a few years after the company's 1981 bankruptcy.

Simulated amber has a long history, with the earliest known examples from the Iberian Peninsula (5th to 2nd millennium BCE), where artisans coated mollusc shells with pine resin, beeswax, and pigment to mimic amber.Later, the ancient world saw other attempts at simulation, such as glass, casein, and semi-fossilized copal, to imitate real amber due to its value and rarity. In the modern era, synthetic plastics were developed, and contemporary techniques like heat and pressure can now create amber -like materials in hours. 

Measurements: Pendant  35.00 mm x 22.00 mm    Chain (Adjustable) 15 1/2 - 18 1/2" " Maximum length 

Weight: 19.30 grams 

Condition: Excellent 

Origin: Canada 

Date: Circa 1960