his Victorian Rutilated Quartz Navette Necklace dates to around 1840, when elongated navette forms were favored for their elegance and light-catching geometry.
The pendant is crafted in 10k gold (tested), holding a luminous rutilated quartz cabochon whose golden needle-like inclusions seem to suspend sunlight within the stone. In the 19th century, quartz with these natural threads of rutile was prized as a “Venus hair stone,” thought to bring insight and creative clarity.
MATERIALS: 10k gold (tests), rutilated quartz cabochon, new 14k gold chain
AGE: c. 1840
CONDITION: Very good
SIZE: 1 3/4" length including the bale, 5/8" width, 18" chain