Salmon Red Happiness

Long Necklace of Salmon Red Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1900


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Long Necklace of Salmon Red Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1900
Long Necklace of Salmon Red Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1900
Description
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The coral has been considered a good luck charm since ancient times. From the 17th century, for example, is handed down 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 thunderstorms, 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 harm. However, the centuries-long fascination with coral from the Mediterranean cannot be explained solely by its supposed protective function - the sight of it also inspires on an aesthetic level, as the necklace presented here wonderfully demonstrates. The approximately 94.0 cm long strand of coral beads is graduated sorted and knotted strung. The beads are hand-cut and of a pretty salmon red colour. Their processing by hand guarantees at the same time the origin of the coral beads at the beginning of the 20th century. We have had the corals re-strung and added a practical magnetic clasp made of gold-plated silver.
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Long Necklace of Salmon Red Mediterranean Coral, Italy ca. 1900
Salmon Red Happiness
€ 629.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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