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Antique Necklace made of Garnet Beads, c. 1880


€ 390.00 *
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Antique Necklace made of Garnet Beads, c. 1880
Antique Necklace made of Garnet Beads, c. 1880
Description
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The great garnet fashion of the 19th century is said to have begun when Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) visited her crown land of Bohemia on her honeymoon in 1854 and was given some of these treasures as a gift. The empress had an entire parure - an extensive jewelry set - made from these garnets and presented herself to Viennese society at a court ball in the splendor of the garnets. The very next day - so the story goes - there was a veritable stampede for pieces of jewelry with the dark red stones. All the ladies of Vienna wanted to own Bohemian garnet jewelry. The form of garnet jewelry that we most commonly associate with this stone today - stars and flowers made of countless garnets set close together - developed precisely at this time. Nevertheless, the history of jewellery has many other forms of wonderful garnet jewellery in store, each of which surprises with its beauty and charm. Here is a fine example of garnet jewelry that is still wearable today: The necklace, which lies close to the neck, consists of six rows of faceted garnet beads. We date the garnet necklace, which came to us from Nuremberg, to around 1880.
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Antique Necklace made of Garnet Beads, c. 1880
Bohemian Beauty
€ 390.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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