Dangling Gold Earrings made of Antique Elements, Mariage, c. 1880 & later

Ancient Inspiration

Dangling Gold Earrings made of Antique Elements, Mariage, c. 1880 & later

€ 1,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Until the beginning of the 19th century, the forms of jewellery from classical antiquity were still unknown. Neither in the Renaissance nor in Classicism had archaeological excavations produced genuine jewellery from antiquity. The designs of these eras were merely approximations of an ideal that had to be derived from other contexts such as architecture or sculpture. This changed abruptly with the discovery of genuine Etruscan jewellery in Italy from the 1820s onwards. Princess Alexandrine of Canino, for example, was known to wear some original Etruscan jewelry found at her country estate near Rome to the envy of her friends. However, the number of pieces, which were all chance finds, remained small and only a fraction of the ladies were able to own original, millennia-old Etruscan jewellery. The goldsmiths of those years therefore soon began to produce new pieces of jewelry based on ancient forms that were now finally known. This pair of earrings speaks the design language of this fashion. An ornate element with cord soldering and coiled gold wires is movably attached below an ear hoop with an attached ball. Forming a semi-circle at the bottom, long pendulums are attached and gold balls are attached. The earrings were probably created in recent decades from an antique brooch and antique individual parts as a mariage: The two richly ornamented upper parts were probably joined at their lower ends and framed a round showpiece, now lost, as a brooch. A skilled goldsmith separated them and inserted them into a golden pendulum. Together with the pendulums below them, they now form a coherent design in the taste of the late 19th century.

Size & Details

Ancient Inspiration

€ 1,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

Our Promise

We want you to be 100% satisfied! For that reason, we examine, describe and photograph all of our jewellery with the utmost care.

You can rely on our years of experience in the trade and our expertise as a professional art historians for reviews of the antique jewellery. As a member of various trade organisations and the British Society of Jewellery Historians, we remain committed to the highest possible degree of accuracy. In our descriptions, we always also indicate any signs of age and defects and never hide them in our photos – this saves you from any unpleasant surprises when your package arrives.

Should you for some reason not be satisfied, please don’t hesitate to contact us so that we can find a solution together. In any case, you can return any article within one month and we will refund the full purchase price.

Learn more

Ancient Inspiration

Earrings

Privacy settings