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Antique Gold Earrings with Natural Turquoises, England c. 1870


€ 1,590.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Gold Earrings with Natural Turquoises, England c. 1870
Antique Gold Earrings with Natural Turquoises, England c. 1870
Description
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Are you familiar with the term horror vacui - the fear of emptiness? The literary and cultural critic Mario Praz coined it when he described the late 19th century's preference for lavish ornamentation. Floral patterns covered the walls and upholstered furniture of Victorian living rooms, and clothes and jewellery could hardly do without multiple colors and decorative details. Hardly any surface was left unadorned. From today's perspective, in an age that often tends to shy away from ornamentation, this antithesis to ubiquitous minimalism is almost refreshing. These two-piece earrings from around 1870 also impressively demonstrate the creative diversity of those years in the smallest of spaces. A finely crafted motif of delicate, delicately modeled veins unfolds on a shield-shaped body, the lower edge of which is enlivened by small swinging cones. A Latin cross made of natural turquoise is embedded in the center. A surrounding cord motif additionally frames the handcrafted showpiece. A smaller round shield serves as the upper part, which takes up the same design elements and features a single set turquoise in the middle. The simple ear hook leads from here to the back. The earrings thus almost become a small compendium of the jewelry ornaments popular around 1870 and reveal new fine details with every glance. We discovered the approximately 150-year-old pair in London.
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Antique Gold Earrings with Natural Turquoises, England c. 1870
Desire for Ornamentation
€ 1,590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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