Holbeinesque!

Neo-Renaissance pendant with enamel, pearls & garnets in silver, circa 1880


€ 1,890.00 *
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Neo-Renaissance pendant with enamel, pearls & garnets in silver, circa 1880
Neo-Renaissance pendant with enamel, pearls & garnets in silver, circa 1880
Description
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In the years around 1865, Renaissance forms came back into fashion. Encouraged by large exhibitions of works of art from the 15th and 16th centuries, jewelry designers also enthusiastically drew on these historical models. The pieces of jewellery of this period are characterized by the use of Renaissance motifs such as tailwork and leaf ornaments, and above all by elaborately colourful enamelling. In England, this historicist style is referred to as "Holbeinesque" after the famous artist Hans Holbein the Younger. This pendant is a typical representative of this style. Made entirely of silver and partially gilded, the basic structure of the piece consists of colorful enameled scrollwork and fittings. Dark red garnets and green table-cut glass pastes adorn its surface. Large natural pearls with a porcelain-like lustre are suspended. In the center is the fully sculpted figure of a winged archer. We cannot say for sure whether this refers to the goddess Artemis or another defensive lady of mythology. The back of the piece of jewellery is also enameled. The design and workmanship suggest that it was made in southern Germany or Austria during the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. A magnificent antique piece in the forms of the German Renaissance so favored in the late 19th century.
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Neo-Renaissance pendant with enamel, pearls & garnets in silver, circa 1880
Holbeinesque!
€ 1,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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