Brighton Necklace, Vintage Brighton Necklace

This beautiful pendent necklace is made from a Vintage Brighton Chain belt. The pendent was part of the buckle and I just left it on some of the silver rolo chain and added some small silver hearts and a few pearls. The pendent is two sided. The front is silver and gold and the back is solid silver. Both sides have a very ornate design as well as the side of the pendent. Brighton's jewelry and other Brighton silver accessories, are cast in solid brass or zinc, and then dipped in pure silver. Since silver has a natural tendency to tarnish (oxidize) and scratch, Brighton has added a protective layer of lacquer. One thing good about having a lacquer coating is that it never tarnishes and it makes it very resistant to scratches. The pendent with the charms measures 4 1/4" by 1 1/2". The soldered silver rolo chain measures 24" with a lobster clasp. I have included a picture of how the belt looked when I bought it. I pray you will enjoy wearing this as much as I enjoyed making it.