Long Gold Earrings Made of Victorian Cameo Portraits of Shakespeare & John Donne, c. 1870 & later

Monuments of Admiration

Long Gold Earrings Made of Victorian Cameo Portraits of Shakespeare & John Donne, c. 1870 & later

€ 1,390.00 ^*

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Set in delicate gold, two faces are shown in profile - the faces of two men who have shaped the literary history of England like few others: William Shakespeare and John Donne. Shakespeare, the poet from Stratford-upon-Avon, and John Donne, his no less brilliant contemporary, were at the center of a new world of poetry in late 16th century London. Both were united by the urge to put human passions into language as they had never been read before. Marlowe's love poetry and Shakespeare's plays tell of the same longing to understand human striving and failure. Three hundred years later, when the Victorian era began to mirror its own age in the greatness of the past, the figures of these two poets returned as symbols of creative power. The Victorians revered literature, and Shakespeare and Donne were regarded as the epitome of English poetry. Their portraits found their way into painting, but also into medals and pieces of jewellery. These were always more than ornaments, they were small monuments of admiration. These earrings combine fine craftsmanship with the romantic yearning of the 19th century. Small chains are attached to simple, well-restored hooks, so-called "shepherd hooks". Golden spheres, whose surfaces are decorated with small cord wires, serve as the first decorative element. This is followed by the cameos, set in simple gold frames. They are each adorned with four fringes, which give the pair a beautiful movement. The cameos, their settings with the fringes, and the golden beads are typical in their details of the 1870s. The antique elements were assembled more recently and thus formed into the earrings. A pair for lovers of old literature and those quiet treasures that tell stories without saying a word. We discovered the pair in the south of England.

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Monuments of Admiration

€ 1,390.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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