Orientalism In Garnets

Large Brooch With Garnets in the Shape of a Crescent Moon & Star, Circa 1880


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Large Brooch With Garnets in the Shape of a Crescent Moon & Star, Circa 1880
Large Brooch With Garnets in the Shape of a Crescent Moon & Star, Circa 1880
Description
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Pieces of jewellery with symbols such as the star and crescent moon are evidence of 19th century oriental fashion. Unlike in previous centuries, when the Turks were still standing in front of Vienna in the 18th century, the Ottoman Empire was no longer seen as a threat, but as a desirable and exotic counterpart. Especially after Prussia's alliance with the Ottomans in the Crimean War of the 1850s, people in Central Europe loved the Orient with all its foreign characteristics, which was then extensively traveled and explored. Pieces of jewellery such as this garnet brooch illustrate this interest. We see a crescent moon from which an eight-pointed star emerges. The crescent moon has a special significance in Islam, as the Islamic year is based on the lunar calendar and numerous religious festivals and other dates are linked to the appearance of the new moon. The month of Ramadan, for example, only begins with the appearance of the crescent moon. The dark red garnets in various old cuts show the range of gemstone cutters in Bohemia: the large table cuts on this brooch are particularly admirable. The brooch was created towards the end of the 19th century and is made of lightly gilded tombac, a brass alloy typical of the period.
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Large Brooch With Garnets in the Shape of a Crescent Moon & Star, Circa 1880
Orientalism In Garnets
€ 289.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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