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Art Nouveau Rolled Gold Locket with Blue Paste Stones, c. 1910


€ 229.00 *
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Art Nouveau Rolled Gold Locket with Blue Paste Stones, c. 1910
Art Nouveau Rolled Gold Locket with Blue Paste Stones, c. 1910
Description
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In the course of the 19th century, a new group of buyers came to the attention of jewellery makers: the financially and politically growing middle classes. Pieces of jewellery were no longer made solely from precious gold and gemstones; cheaper materials were also used, allowing decorative designs to be created in every fashionable style. This photo medallion from c. 1910 is one such piece, which at first glance appears to be made of gold. However, it is actually made of so-called "gold doublé", also known as rolled gold: a thin layer of gold was rolled onto a base metal under high pressure. This special type of gilding is therefore particularly thick and durable and can even be engraved! The rolled gold is combined here with two teardrop-shaped blue glass stones that peek out of the engraved ornament on the upper edge like precious pendulums. The inside offers space for a cropped photo, as was already available to a growing social class around 1900 with the popularization of photography. A gold-plated sterling silver chain completes the pendant. The locket came to us from a Berlin estate.
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Art Nouveau Rolled Gold Locket with Blue Paste Stones, c. 1910
A Democratic Jewel
€ 229.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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