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Antique Gold Necklace With Natural Pearls & Corals, Great Britain, Circa 1900

€ 1,490.00 ^*

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Antique Gold Necklace With Natural Pearls & Corals, Great Britain, Circa 1900

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In the years around 1900, there was a fashion in the field of jewellery in Great Britain that was initially unknown on the rest of the continent. While the forms of Art Nouveau dominated in France and Germany, people in England turned to jewelry that depicted traditional forms of flowering branches made of warmly glowing gold, studded all over with shimmering white pearls. Pearls like these are called "seed pearls," although they were not cultivated or "seeded" at all, but grew naturally. Rather, their name derives from the fact that they are the size of seeds. In jewelry of the early 19th century, they were usually freshwater pearls made from river shells, which were found especially in the clear rivers of Scotland. Then towards the end of the century, saltwater pearls from India were often used. A look at contemporary jeweler's catalogs shows how great the fashion and variety of forms of such pearl necklaces in gold was in Great Britain. We show attached a page from the catalog of Forma Mappin & Webb of London, published in 1900, which advertises numerous "necklets" richly set with pearls: As the bottom line regretfully informs us, due to the strong demand, the price of pearls had unfortunately risen sharply in the meantime... The necklace we have here is made of movable elements over the entire show side, so it is particularly comfortable to wear. We have added five movable attached pampels of Italian salmon coral to the floral centerpiece in our workshop, as originally attached pearls were lost here. They colorfully enrich the design.

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€ 1,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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