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Long Antique Necklace Made of Amber in Olive Shape, Given as a Christmas Present 1932


€ 1,290.00 *
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Long Antique Necklace Made of Amber in Olive Shape, Given as a Christmas Present 1932
Long Antique Necklace Made of Amber in Olive Shape, Given as a Christmas Present 1932
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An old amber necklace is particularly beautiful and precious when the natural material used has taken on a colouration over time that could never be produced artificially. Amber changes due to light, oxygen and environmental influences - it darkens, but quite slowly. While freshly cut, opaque amber often appears bright yellow, time gives it a soft, warm color reminiscent of forest honey or caramel. This long necklace presents 59 polished amber stones cut into olives. Each of the olives has an individual and very unique structure, marbling and specific coloring that attest to their authenticity and age. The individual beads are strung together in graduated rows to form a rather long chain. The middle, largest amber measures around 2.0 x 2.24 cm. The clear design language of the polished olives graduated is typical of the taste of the 1930s. We assume that the necklace was created in the workshops of the State Amber Manufactory SBM Königsberg, which was the market leader and more or less monopolist in the field of amber jewellery in the interwar years. The necklace has been preserved in its original box from the Munich amber and costume jewellery manufacturer Walter Witzki. Inside the lid, a written dedication tells us that the necklace was given as a Christmas present in 1932: "To my dear wife for Christmas 1932 (and a little before)". We have had the necklace restrung and fitted with a practical silver ball clasp.
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Long Antique Necklace Made of Amber in Olive Shape, Given as a Christmas Present 1932
Forest Honey
€ 1,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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