Set of Carved Mediterranean Coral Bracelet & Brooch, c. 1850

Flowers of the Sea

Set of Carved Mediterranean Coral Bracelet & Brooch, c. 1850

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Hand-cut and engraved corals from the Mediterranean were the pride of southern Italian jewellery production in the 19th century. The region around the Gulf of Naples in particular was and is known for its artistic products that make the precious material from the sea wearable as jewellery. This set was most likely also created in the Gulf of Naples. Delicate, individually hand-carved petals of salmon red Mediterranean coral form fully blossomed chrysanthemums, around which are grouped bouquets of other leaves, florets and even acorns. The latter can be found again and again in mid-19th century pieces, as a reference to the jewellery of the ancient Romans and Etruscans, who often executed the same motif in gold as a symbol of fertility and strength. Even the links of the bracelet are carved from coral. The set is beautifully preserved: It has always been carefully cared for and worn and so the flowers are still intact. Another demi-parure in a similar style can be found, for example, in the British Museum, museum no. 1978,1002.857.a-b, see here, and a comparable, albeit far less elaborately crafted bracelet in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, inv. no. M.126-1984, see here. See also David Bennet and Daniela Mascetti: Understanding Jewellery, Woodbridge 2010, p. 107.

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Flowers of the Sea

€ 3,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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