Antique Necklace with Stars & Flowers Made of Bohemian Garnets, c. 1890

Bohemian Rhapsody

Antique Necklace with Stars & Flowers Made of Bohemian Garnets, c. 1890

€ 890.00 ^*

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"These are Bohemian villages for me!" - This saying, which is still sometimes used today when something seems incomprehensible, originally comes from the Habsburg Monarchy. Since 1526, the Kingdom of Bohemia, i.e. the lands of the Bohemian crown: Bohemia, Moravia, the County of Glatz and Silesia, also belonged to this monarchy. German was spoken in the peripheral areas of Bohemia - the so-called German Bohemia, later called Sudetenland. In the heartland, however, the language was predominantly Czech (usually called "Bohemian" at the time). For German-speaking travelers, both the place names and the language of the inhabitants were therefore often completely incomprehensible. What is completely understandable and comprehensible, however, is the enthusiasm that set in for the Bohemian garnets in the mid-19th century. Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Hungary, Sisi, also had a weakness for these dark red carbuncle stones from her crown land and popularized Bohemian mineral resources in Viennese society. This magnificent necklace from around 1890 is richly set with Bohemian garnets. The piece of jewellery consists of uniform blossoms of wonderfully faceted garnets, which are strung together as if in a precious festoon. In the center, seven stars, staggered in size, form the highlight of the composition. Movable pendulums complete the look and give the necklace a playful touch. The garnets in the necklace are set in tombac, which is so restrained in its finish that almost all you can see on the front are the sparkling stones. The fact that Bohemian garnets were traded worldwide is revealed by a glance at the catalog of the company L. J. Flowers from Salem, Massachusetts, the Busiest House of America, for the year 1889, which shows a comparable necklace see here.

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Bohemian Rhapsody

€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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