Opulent Ear Clips in Gold-Plated Silver, c. 1845 & Later

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Opulent Ear Clips in Gold-Plated Silver, c. 1845 & Later

€ 890.00 ^*

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

After the austere and uncertain years of the Napoleonic Wars, jewelry design regained its momentum around 1840. Magnificent, three-dimensional gold pieces of jewellery captured the hearts of women everywhere. Fashion evolved from the delicate gold filigree pieces of jewellery worn from 1820 onward toward voluminous repoussé designs. This trend aptly reflected the newly established bourgeois prosperity: precious jewellery was no longer worn exclusively at royal courts. Biedermeier pieces of jewellery drew their motifs particularly from the plant world as well as from the Baroque and Rococo periods, as a contrast to the Classicism of the Napoleonic era. This pair of earrings from the 1840s also exemplifies this characteristic design language. Each earring consists of two decoratively embossed links, each bearing an oval inlay of white glass at its center. These are framed by Rococo-style curlicues, leaves, and blossoms. In keeping with the style of the time, the earrings are crafted from embossed, gold-plated silver sheet. This allowed the popular large and voluminous designs to be created using minimal material, while also enabling the first mass production, which developed during this period in Germany in Pforzheim in the Black Forest—a city that would later become a jewelry hub. The pair is thus both modern and nostalgic: the detailed forms of the earrings, with their Rococo influences, look back to the past. Their craftsmanship using modern techniques, their size, and the overall design, on the other hand, are modern and have never been seen before. Perhaps it is precisely this duality that defines the essence of the era. Modern clip fasteners turn this pair into clip-on earrings. Upon request, our goldsmith can also attach stud posts.

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€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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