Large Necklace from the Schaumburg Traditional Costume, Made of Faceted Amber, Circa 1880 & Later

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Large Necklace from the Schaumburg Traditional Costume, Made of Faceted Amber, Circa 1880 & Later

€ 1,980.00 ^*

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In the 19th century, traditional jewellery was a treasured possession of wealthy families, worn with pride and passed down from generation to generation. In some regions of Germany, large necklaces made of faceted amber were part of the typical wedding attire, and the rule was: The larger the amber stones and the more numerous they were, the wealthier the wearer’s family. Amber was considered a status symbol. The Schaumburg region in particular, at the foot of the Weserbergland west of Hanover, was known for such pieces of jewellery—the so-called “Bückeburg wedding necklaces.” This impressive piece —a necklace made of large faceted amber stones that were presumably once part of a Bückeburg traditional necklace—has been restrung by us and fitted with a practical magnetic clasp. Twenty-eight very large, faceted amber beads form a shimmering strand, strung on a new textile cord. The amber beads have a slightly irregular shape that still hints at the stones’ natural form, yet they are faceted all around and graduated in their polish. These pieces of amber were likely the treasured possessions of a wealthy family from the Schaumburg region. Comparable examples, which allow us to date the necklace to the final decades of the 19th century, can be found in Gislind Ritz’s standard work: *Alter bäuerlicher Schmuck* (Old Peasant Jewellery), Munich 1978, pp. 73–79.

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