New York, New York

Unusual Enamelled Gold and Pearl Brooch, Hayden W. Wheeler, c. 1910


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Unusual Enamelled Gold and Pearl Brooch, Hayden W. Wheeler, c. 1910
Unusual Enamelled Gold and Pearl Brooch, Hayden W. Wheeler, c. 1910
Description
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This brooch from the early years of the last century is an unusual sight. The oval brooch is in the shape of a transverse oval with a shimmering natural pearl in the middle. Two oval openings on the right and left divide the design. They are framed by leaf ornaments in relief that look like feathers. Grey-blue translucent enamel over a guilloché ground (see: "Find out more") completes the work and gives it an imaginatively organic look. According to the hallmark, the high-quality brooch is the work of Hayden W. Wheeler & Co. The company was founded in 1851 and quickly developed into a respected supplier of high-quality jewelry in the center of the New York jewelry trade. Its headquarters were located in the jewelry district of Lower Manhattan at the time, particularly in the area around Maiden Lane and Broadway, the most important trading center for jewelers at the time. From 1888, Wheeler continued to run the company under his own name and shaped its best-known and most successful phase. After his death in 1904, the business was continued by those around him, but was finally dissolved in 1938. The brooch we found here in Berlin is beautifully preserved.
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The type of engraving with countless precisely aligned lines is also known as "guilloche". The name dates back to 1770 and probably to a craftsman named Guillot, who is said to have invented a lathe for engraving. Guilloche engraving is a craft that is dying out and is so time-consuming that it hardly seems profitable today. In the early years of the 20th century, however, it was still very popular and was often used under enameling.
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Unusual Enamelled Gold and Pearl Brooch, Hayden W. Wheeler, c. 1910
New York, New York
€ 790.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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