Vintage Gold Tone Red and Clear Rhinestone Halo Pendant Necklace

Description
A deep red oval stone sits at the center of this pendant, ringed by clear rhinestones like a small sun with its corona. It dates to the 1980s and reflects that decade’s love of the classic halo cluster, a design borrowed from fine ruby and diamond jewelry. Each stone is prong-set, which keeps the light moving through the piece, and a brushed bail holds it on a fine serpentine chain. It rests neatly at the collarbone and is easy to wear every day or for an evening.

Materials
Gold-tone metal, red and clear rhinestones

Details

• Era: 1980s
• Style / design notes: Classic halo cluster pendant with a brushed teardrop bail and an openwork back
• Stone or material notes: Oval faceted red rhinestone with a surround of prong-set clear rhinestones
• Function: Pendant necklace on a fine serpentine chain with a spring ring clasp
• Color: Gold tone, ruby red, clear
• Condition: Great vintage condition. Light wear to the gold tone on the back and bail, and slight clouding on some of the clear stones.
• Measurement: 18" chain, 0.75" pendant

Collected by Mineral and Matter