Vintage buying Gold Unicorn Pendant Necklace - Alva Museum Replicas - Symbol of Purity and Grace - Silver Cartouche - Mythical Creature

ALVA Museum Replica Golden Unicorn Pendant Necklace.

The pendant is marked "Alva" and measures 2" x 1 5/8". The chain measures 20"

The necklace has been well-maintained and cared for over the years. It is in excellent vintage condition.

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Unicorn

In European folklore, the unicorn is often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard). In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin. In the encyclopedias its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness.

Authorized, copyrighted adaptation in gold electroplated metal by Alva Museum Replicas, Inc. New York.


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Alva Studios, operated by Alfred Wolkenberg. Alfred was born in Vienna in 1911 and immigrated to the US in 1939. In 1948 he founded Alva Studios of Long Island City, NY. He had many artists and designers who were commissioned to produce reproductions of priceless ancient jewelry and sculpture. The pieces were marked Alva Museum Replicas and sold at famous museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( MMA ), Smithsonian Institute ( SI ), The Louvre, The Art Institute of Chicago, etc...

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