Messenger of Spring

Antique Amethyst and Silver Pansy Brooch by Carl Holl, c. 1890


€ 498.00 *
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Antique Amethyst and Silver Pansy Brooch by Carl Holl, c. 1890
Antique Amethyst and Silver Pansy Brooch by Carl Holl, c. 1890
Description
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Spring flowers, messenger of beautiful days, Dearest, dearest violet! Tell To your friend, where do you come from? Johanne Juliane Schubert (1776-1864) This piece made of amethysts and lightly gilded silver is a piece of jewelry from around 1890. The pendant comes from the workshop of Carl Holl in Bad Cannstatt near Stuttgart, one of the former leading jewelry manufacturers of the German Empire, and allows us to immerse ourselves in the last years of the glamorous 19th century. Five faceted, natural amethysts with a beautiful, delicate violet color are grouped together to form a blossom in which we can see a large violet. The violet very probably comes from the workshop of Carl Holl in Bad Cannstatt near Stuttgart, one of the former leading jewelry manufacturers of the German Empire. An advertisement for the manufactory, published in the magazine Bazaar in 1890, shows a very similar violet, see here. Further examples can also be found in Brigitte Marquardt's comprehensive compendium on 19th century jewellery: Schmuck. Realism and Historicism, 1850-1895, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Munich/Berlin 1998. The similarities with the present piece in terms of material, form and workmanship show that this violet was very probably also made in this manufactory. The violet is a wonderful piece in very good condition: immediately wearable and a special addition to any collection!
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Antique Amethyst and Silver Pansy Brooch by Carl Holl, c. 1890
Messenger of Spring
€ 498.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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