RETIRED James Avery Descending Dove Solid 14K Yellow Gold Charm Pendant

Retired James Avery solid 14K yellow gold charm in the Descending Dove design, marked AVERY and 14K on the reverse, with an uncut James Avery loop. The dove is drawn as open silhouette rather than a solid body, three swept forms reading as two wings and a head with the spaces between them pierced clean through, tapering to a narrow split tail at the bottom. The bird is oriented head down in descent, wings carried back and up, so the whole shape reads as motion rather than a bird at rest. The stamps on the reverse are crisp and legible without magnification.

The piercing is what makes this work at charm scale. A solid gold dove this size would read as a lump of metal at arm's length, but cutting the design down to its outline means light passes through it and the silhouette stays readable against clothing or against the links of a bracelet. The yellow gold is warm enough that the open shape still holds presence, and because the form is symmetrical about its own axis it hangs straight and faces forward without a weighted back. The Descending Dove is retired and no longer in production.

The loop is uncut, which is the detail James Avery collectors look for and the reason this attaches to a bracelet exactly as it left the workshop. Hangs on a 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: Descending Dove
Type: Charm Pendant
Loop: Uncut
Status: Retired
Includes: James Avery box and pouch
Condition: Excellent estate condition

Fun Facts:
The descending dove comes straight out of the baptism accounts, where the Spirit is described coming down like a dove, and the direction is the entire point. Christian artists have drawn the bird head down and wings swept back for centuries because a dove at rest means something else entirely. It is the descent being depicted, not the bird.
The dove is one of the oldest Christian images in existence. It appears painted on the walls of the Roman catacombs alongside the fish and the anchor, in use as a devotional sign generations before the cross became the common symbol of the faith.