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Antique Locket Pendant with Oriental Pearls in Gold, Circa 1870


€ 2,890.00 *
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Antique Locket Pendant with Oriental Pearls in Gold, Circa 1870
Antique Locket Pendant with Oriental Pearls in Gold, Circa 1870
Description
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Lockets were one of the great passions of the late 19th century. In Great Britain in particular, they were worn in every conceivable shape and design, from the simple pendant with a single compartment on the back made of silver to the precious, large design made of gold with several interlocking covers that could be opened up to form an entire family album. The locket shown here is a beautifully executed representative of this type of jewelry from around 1870. On the front we see a star made of densely set natural pearls, whose warm lustre complements the warm glow of the gold. A frame of blue enamel completes the design of the celestial body on the outside. The back of the pendant is decorated with rich borders and a bouquet of roses. Inside, two frames make it possible to store photographs or a lock of hair, for example. Around 1870, star motifs and velvety, shimmering surfaces in yellow gold were all the rage. The locket was therefore very much in line with the fashion of its time. The London jeweller Streeter's catalogue from 1870 shows beautiful examples of the wealth of shapes of the time, >a href="https://books.google.de/books?id=xspX6wE_3DIC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=twopage&q&f=false" target="_blank">see here. For dating, see Brigitte Marquardt: Jewellery. Realismus und Historismus (1850-1895), Munich/Berlin 1998, p. 231ff, with corresponding lockets of the time and on the shape of the star David Bennet and Daniela Mascetti: Understanding Jewellery, Woodbridge 2010, p. 230.
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Antique Locket Pendant with Oriental Pearls in Gold, Circa 1870
Stellaris Lux
€ 2,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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