James Avery Solid 14K Yellow Gold Open Scroll Descending Dove Charm Pendant

James Avery solid 14K yellow gold charm in the Open Scroll Descending Dove design, marked AVERY and 14K. The bird is drawn entirely as open line, with each wing built from a broad sweeping curve that turns inward and coils to a tight spiral at its center, the two wings mirrored across a narrow body that tapers to a split V at the tail. The head and upper wing edges fold into their own smaller curls above, and every space enclosed by the metal is pierced clean through, so the charm is more open than solid. The gold is polished bright, which makes the line work read as a continuous ribbon rather than a flat cutout.

Turning a bird into scrollwork is a harder problem than it first appears, because the moment you abstract the wings you risk losing the bird. This design solves it by keeping the silhouette honest while filling it with pure ornament. The outer edges still describe a dove in descent, head low and wings swept back, but inside that outline the metal simply curls, and the two spirals sit exactly where the eye expects the body of each wing. The result reads as a bird from across a room and as decoration up close. The openwork also keeps the charm light enough to swing freely on a bracelet despite being solid gold.

Hangs on a James Avery charm bracelet or on a chain as a pendant. Comes with the James Avery box and pouch.

Details:
Designer: James Avery
Metal: Solid 14K Yellow Gold
Hallmarks: AVERY, 14K
Design: Open Scroll Descending Dove
Construction: Pierced Openwork
Finish: Polished
Type: Charm Pendant
Includes: James Avery box and pouch
Condition: Excellent estate condition

Fun Facts:
The spiral in each wing is one of the oldest deliberate marks humans make. Spirals were carved into the stones at Newgrange in Ireland around 3200 BC, older than the pyramids and older than writing itself, and the form turns up independently in cultures that never met. Whatever it means, people have been drawing it for five thousand years without being taught.
The dove of peace is a pigeon. Doves and pigeons are the same family with no biological line between them, and the white bird of the symbol is a domesticated rock pigeon bred for its color. The only reason one word carries centuries of meaning and the other suggests a park bench is that English inherited dove from Norse and pigeon from French.