A Summer in Amalfi

Long Necklace of Antique Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1910


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Long Necklace of Antique Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1910
Long Necklace of Antique Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1910
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The coral has been regarded as a lucky charm since ancient times. From the 17th century, for example, the following is recorded from Venice: "Portati dovunque l'huomo sia, ò in casa, ò in nave, scaccia le cattive ombre de gli spiriti, sogni, fulmini, venti, e tempeste e gli diffende da ogni assalto di fiere." - "Wherever man goes, whether he is at home or travelling by ship - the coral drives away the evil shadows of the spirits, bad dreams, lightning, winds, and tempests, and protects against every adversity" (Isabella Palumbo Fossati Casa: Intérieurs vénitiens à la Renaissance. Maisons, société et culture, Paris 2012, p. 276). In Naples, for example, people still use amulets made of coral to protect themselves against evil. However, the fascination of coral from the Mediterranean cannot be explained solely by its supposed protective function - the sight of it also never ceases to fascinate on an aesthetic level, as in the case of this necklace with a total length of 71 cm. The long row of hand-polished beads in a beautiful red has been sorted and reknotted. The beads are of a vivid colour; their handcrafted finish also guarantees that the coral beads were created in the years shortly after 1900. The strand culminates in a particularly large pearl of 13.2 mm in diameter. A bayonet clasp made of gold-plated tombac and coral completes the piece. Highly decorative and of beautiful quality!
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Long Necklace of Antique Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1910
A Summer in Amalfi
€ 1,690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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