Wonderful Piece of Summer

Long Three-Row Salmon Coral Necklace with Gold Clasp, Italy ca. 1890


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Long Three-Row Salmon Coral Necklace with Gold Clasp, Italy ca. 1890
Long Three-Row Salmon Coral Necklace with Gold Clasp, Italy ca. 1890
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This unusually long necklace takes us back to a summer about 130 years ago. The sun is already low on the horizon over the Bay of Naples. A light breeze is blowing from the sea, the lemons are in bloom and in the shade of the stretched canvas, the weary travelers from the north gaze out over the smooth water. How far away is the rain-soaked homeland with its obligations, work and toil. How beautiful and carefree life is here! This three-row necklace was probably originally acquired on a journey. It consists of countless hand-cut coral beads that form three softly flowing, strong strands. It is closed by a gold clasp, which was added in later years and makes the piece of jewelry even more valuable. The beautiful quality of the assortment of corals, which all have an intense and uniform color with only a few growth marks, should be emphasized here. The necklace was created in Italy around 1890 and has been restrung here in Berlin so that it can be worn carefree. A wonderful piece of summer!
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The great journey to the south, to Italy with its art treasures from antiquity to modern times, was the quintessence of bourgeois and aristocratic education in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Grand Tour took the young cavalier as far as Naples, after stops in Venice and Rome, perhaps also in Florence. And of course he also had to bring home souvenirs from his stay. From Naples, these were mainly corals and cameos carved in shell or hardstone, for whose production this region had always been famous.
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Long Three-Row Salmon Coral Necklace with Gold Clasp, Italy ca. 1890
Wonderful Piece of Summer
€ 2,490.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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