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Antique, Long Necklace Of Red Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1900

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Antique, Long Necklace Of Red Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1900

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The coral has been considered a good luck charm since ancient times. From the 17th century, for example, is handed down from Venice: "Portati dovunque l'huomo sia, ò in casa, ò in nave, scaccia le cattive ombre de gli spiriti, sogni, fulmini, venti, e tempeste e gli diffende da ogni assalto di fiere." - "Wherever man goes, whether he is at home or traveling by ship - the coral drives away the evil shadows of the spirits, bad dreams, lightning, winds, and thunderstorms, and protects against every adversity" (Isabella Palumbo Fossati Casa: Intérieurs vénitiens à la Renaissance. Maisons, société et culture, Paris 2012, p. 276). In Naples, for example, people still use amulets made of coral to protect themselves against harm. However, the fascination of coral from the Mediterranean cannot be explained only by its supposed protective function - the sight of it also never ceases to fascinate on an aesthetic level, as in the case of this necklace with a total length of 61.4 cm. The long row of hand-cut beads in a beautiful salmon red is graduated. The beads are hand cut and of vivid colour. Their slightly irregular cut was done by hand. It guarantees at the same time the origin of the coral beads at the beginning of the 20th century before the introduction of modern grinding machines. We have had the coral re-strung and added a gold plated silver clasp.

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Genuine Italian Mediterranean corals inspire to this day by their wonderfully rich play of colors with a pronounced wealth of variants. From the creamy white of the Adriatic coral to the delicate pink of the angel skin coral or Pelle d'Angelo to beautiful light and dark salmon red hues to the strong dark red color known as oxblood or Moro coral, this wonderful natural material is characterized by the most beautiful colors of nature that the sea can produce. For centuries an integral part of princely and later also bourgeois art chambers, coral jewelry, especially from the region around the Bay of Naples, enjoyed popularity never experienced before, especially in the 19th century. The stocks of some coral species, which are now under strict conservation, as well as the demand for natural corals, which has increased dramatically in recent years, make coral jewelry today more than ever a sought-after treasure. Experts speak today, concerning the value of Mediterranean corals already of the "diamond of the future". Today, only antique pieces or corals from old stock come onto the market - the quantity is therefore limited and finite. So the value of corals can only increase!

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€ 429.00 ^*

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