Art Deco "Our Lady of Lourdes" Virgin Mary Medallion ruby Amethyst & Natural Pearls

Amethyst & Natural Pearls

yellow and white

steam train

a little beat up around the edges but structurally sound and (remarkably) the compass still works

and the head is modelled in silver

Art Deco "Our Lady of Lourdes" Virgin Mary Medallion ruby Amethyst & Natural PearlsDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 Excellent antique religious medallion crafted in solid silver and dating from the 1920s. The subject is the Virgin Mary, specifically as "Our Lady of Lourdes". She's displayed in profile looking to the right on one side, with halo and textured background, and on the other appearing to Saint Bernadette during the course of one of the Marian apparitions that occurred in Lourdes, France, in the mid 1800s. 18 apparitions were