Times of Mourning

Antique Gold Mourning Brooch with Onyx and Pearls, circa 1890


€ 590.00 *
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Antique Gold Mourning Brooch with Onyx and Pearls, circa 1890
Antique Gold Mourning Brooch with Onyx and Pearls, circa 1890
Description
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In past centuries, death was still ever-present. A multitude of rules and norms of behavior were intended to ease the grief of the bereaved and meet society’s standards of propriety. Depending on the degree of kinship, mourning periods were meticulously defined, during which specific clothing had to be worn. The colour of mourning was generally black in various shades. Mourning attire also included special jewellery designed to be worn on such occasions, whose forms and symbolic meanings addressed grief and remembrance. The small brooch presented here has an oval shape. It features a total of fifteen cut onyxes set in gold with delicate milgrains. Fourteen diamond-shaped onyxes surround an oval central panel. Three natural pearls are set in the center of the brooch. The brooch features a beautiful color contrast of black and gold. It came to us here in Berlin. However, due to its 10-karat fineness—which is uncommon in Europe—we assume that the piece of jewellery was made in the United States. We date it to the late 19th century.
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Antique Gold Mourning Brooch with Onyx and Pearls, circa 1890
Times of Mourning
€ 590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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