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Antique Gold Locket Pendant With Natural Pearl, Ludwig Davanzo, Vienna, 1880s

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Antique Gold Locket Pendant With Natural Pearl, Ludwig Davanzo, Vienna, 1880s

Description

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In the 19th century, the world was not yet as networked as it is today - but actually more networked than you might think. In Victorian London in 1889, the mail was delivered twelve times a day, between the early morning and evening hours, so that even spontaneous messages and appointments were possible. Telegrams could also be sent over longer distances. However, those who not only wanted to read or hear the words of a loved one, but wanted to see them, made do with a locket with a portrait or even a lock of hair as a tangible memento. Especially in the last third of the century, numerous photo medallions were created in a wide variety of designs. The present locket, for example, is designed as a simple oval to which a multi-pass arrangement is applied: a white natural pearl is centrally set here. Due to the light bouton shape of the pearl, it does not protrude too far, but blends harmoniously into the design. The rest of the surface is plain, but a matte fine gold plating on the solid gold body gives the jewellery a velvety look that is quite characteristic of jewellery of this period. A polished plate of reddish gold with applied bars vividly shapes the front. Inside the jewelry there is a possibility to put photos under the fixed frames. The pendant bears numerous hallmarks indicating that it was made in Vienna in the workshop of Ludwig Davanzo. Davanzo operated his goldsmiths since 1875, first in Ottakring, then later in the VII and XVI districts. The design language suggests an origin in the 1880s. In later times it was imported to Czechoslovakia.

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On Davanzo, see Waltraud Neuwirth: Wiener Gold- und Silberschmiede und ihre Punzen 1867-1922, 2 Bd.e, Vienna 1977, vol. 1, p. 140.

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€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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