Happiness in Love

Romantic Gold Necklace with Amethysts & Pearls, Great Britain c. 1900


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Romantic Gold Necklace with Amethysts & Pearls, Great Britain c. 1900
Romantic Gold Necklace with Amethysts & Pearls, Great Britain c. 1900
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"Believe in happiness, otherwise it will flee!" - not only Alexandra sang in 1967 in Accordion. The idea of being able to hold on to happiness is much older and finds its most beautiful expression in the field of jewellery in brooches in the shape of horseshoes. It was not quite clear in which direction the horseshoe should point. We find pieces of jewellery in which it is shown pointing downwards and those in which it is open at the top. If you believe that luck is fleeting, you wear the horseshoe with the opening facing downwards so that luck cannot fly away. However, if you believe that luck can be lost, you wear the horseshoe with the opening facing upwards - so that the luck remains safely inside. This necklace from Great Britain holds on to luck: the luck of love. A heart has been cut out of an amethyst and placed in the middle of a horseshoe made of gold and pearls. Further amethysts and pearls surround the arrangement in the form of small flowers and a moving drop. The necklace is a typical British piece of jewellery. Necklaces of this type, always made of warm, shiny yellow gold and set with pearls, were created in Great Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in many different designs. The rich, playful and romantic design of this example allows us to date it to the c. 1900s. We discovered the necklace in London. It is in very good condition.
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In the late 19th century, a new, never-before-seen type of piece of jewellery emerged: so-called "novelty jewellery" caused a sensation with new, surprising and previously unthinkable shapes and material combinations: birds suddenly settled on swings and became earrings. Many everyday objects found their way onto the lapels of ladies and gentlemen, such as tennis rackets, golf clubs and stamps, but the technical world also found its way into this fashion. Machines, miniature automobiles and the new telephone were surprising focal points.
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Romantic Gold Necklace with Amethysts & Pearls, Great Britain c. 1900
Happiness in Love
€ 2,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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