Antique French Lucky FiX Number # Rose Gold Fill Pendant Necklace Book CHAIN

Antique French Lucky FiX Number # 13 THIRTEEN Forget Me Not FLORAL Rose Gold Fill Pendant Necklace Book CHAIN Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau pendant in rose gold fill with the lucky number 13 reticulated / cut out of the center of a circular outline set with forget me not flowers. The pendant is attached via jump ring to a wonderful rose gold book chain with trombone clasp. 13 was traditionally considered a lucky number in France prior to World War I, and was used in numerical form as a good luck symbol during the Art Nouveau period. Antique piece from France from the Belle Epoque era. It is hallmarked FIX on the charm, which indicates a method of high quality laminated gold invented in Paris in the late 1800s and used in the early 1900s. Their method used an unusually thick layer of gold foil over brass to form the jewelry to withstand long term wear. It can sometimes be mistaken for and acid tests as real gold. Amazing quality and wonderful patina. MEASUREMENTS: The pendant is 22mm wide. Chain is about 17.5 inches long.