Antique Silver Bangle with Mediterranean Coral, Italy, ca. 1890

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Antique Silver Bangle with Mediterranean Coral, Italy, ca. 1890

€ 498.00 ^*

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Description

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This bangle takes us back to a summer over 100 years ago. Over the Bay of Naples, the sun is already low on the horizon. A light breeze blows in from the sea; the lemon trees are in bloom; and in the shade of the unfurled sails, weary travelers from the north gaze far out across the smooth water. How far away seems their rain-soaked homeland, with its obligations, work, and hardships. How beautiful and carefree life is here! The bangle consists of two rows of salmon-colored Mediterranean coral. The design widens in the center to showcase eleven additional, larger corals that have come together to form a blossom. The distinctive colour of the corals indicates that they are so-called “Sciacca corals.” These subfossil corals had died over the course of millennia due to the effects of undersea volcanic eruptions off the coast of Sicily and had accumulated into a large deposit. In 1875, these deposits—which by then had faded to a delicate salmon colour—were discovered and used to craft jewellery for only a few decades. By around 1915, the deposits on the seabed had been exhausted. The colour of the corals thus attests to the bracelet’s period of origin. The corals are set in lightly gold-plated silver. A perfect piece of jewellery for anyone who dreams of Italian summers all year round—a true vacation bangle!

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The grand journey south to Italy, with its artistic treasures spanning from antiquity to modern times, was the epitome of bourgeois and aristocratic education in the 18th and 19th centuries. Over the course of the century, ever-wider segments of society were able to afford trips to the beautiful South. And, of course, souvenirs from these stays had to be brought home. From Naples, these were primarily coral and cameos carved from shells—items for which the region had always been famous.

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€ 498.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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