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Beautiful Necklace Made of Antique Salmon Coral with a Modern Clasp, 1900/2022

€ 369.00 ^*

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Beautiful Necklace Made of Antique Salmon Coral with a Modern Clasp, 1900/2022

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Jewellery made of coral has a centuries-old tradition. Even the ancient Romans adorned themselves with elaborately carved pieces of the deep red Mediterranean coral, which could be harvested in abundance off the coast of Naples. No wonder that it was here, in the bay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, that a specialized craft tradition developed, whose masters continue to transform this treasure of the sea into artistic creations to this day. Coral processing experienced a true flowering in the 19th century. The increasing number of travelers from all over Europe visited Naples, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast. Jewellery made of coral was a popular souvenir. But also in London, Paris and Berlin this most beautiful gift of the sea was traded and imported by jewelers. In 1851, for example, the stand of the jeweler Robert Phillips at the World's Fair in London caused a sensation with a spectacularly large selection of Italian coral, which only a short time later was taken over by today's Victoria & Albert Museum. Here we have a necklace made of a row of pearls in a beautiful salmon tone. The corals are strung in graduated order. They were cut by hand around 1900 and captivate by their beautiful color. The corals have some natural growth marks and their surface partly shows nicks and dents, which identify them as a natural product. The necklace is in the classic shape of the so-called "Collier Chute", with a length of about 45 cm and a typical gradient shape. At the bottom in the center is the largest coral bead; starting from it, the spheres become smaller and smaller on both sides towards the top. This is also alluded to by their name, which is derived from the French "chuter" = to fall off. We have had the corals re-strung and the clasp made of gold-plated silver added.

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Genuine Italian Mediterranean corals inspire to this day by their wonderfully rich play of colors with pronounced richness of variation. 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 vibrant dark red color known as oxblood, 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 bourgeois art chambers, coral jewelry, especially from the region around the Bay of Naples, enjoyed popularity never experienced before, especially in the 19th century.

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€ 369.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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