Large Shell Cameo Set in Gold Depicting A Falcon Hunting Party, c. 1840

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Large Shell Cameo Set in Gold Depicting A Falcon Hunting Party, c. 1840

€ 2,190.00 ^*

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

„Ich zôch mir einen valken, mêre danne ein jâr. Dô ich in gezamete, als ich in wolte hân, und ich im sîn gevidere mit golde wol bewant, er huop sich ûf vil hôhe und vlouc in anderiu lant.“ I raised a falcon for myself for more than a year. When I had tamed him as I wanted him, and I had adorned his feathers beautifully with gold thread, he took to the air and flew to another land.Falcon Song, the medieval author known as "der Kürenberger" sings at first glance about falconry, one of the most popular pastimes of the nobility in the Middle Ages and early modern times. On a deeper level, however, his poem is not just about birds. The falcon is a symbol for the beloved, for love and courtship - the basic theme of all minnesongs. A scene from the falcon hunt can also be seen on the brooch on offer here. A woman dressed in medieval garb and a young man in equally courtly attire are sitting on rearing horses. Their gaze is fixed upwards, where in the air a falcon has just snatched another bird. The birds tumble in the sky, but there is no escape. The falcon has reached its destination - and so has the young man in his courtship of the lady he adores? The Middle Ages exerted a special attraction on people in the 19th century. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were perceived just as intensely as the art and myths of antiquity. It was not only the great historical novels, such as those by Walter Scott, that brought the Middle Ages to life. Architecture and the decorative arts also took up forms, motifs and narratives that were seen as meaningful and identity-forming. Such romantic scenes are nevertheless rare in the medium of the shell cameo. We were therefore immediately drawn to this large brooch when we discovered it in London. It is set in gold and in very good condition. It was created around 1840.

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€ 2,190.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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