Unusual Pendant made of Silver, Horn & Quartz, Scotland Circa 1870

Hear the Horn Call

Unusual Pendant made of Silver, Horn & Quartz, Scotland Circa 1870

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By the middle of the 19th century, Scotland had already become a true place of longing for the British. Queen Victoria retreated to her Balmoral Castle for the summer months, people read Sir Walter Scott's novels, and even in Scotland itself, people returned to their traditions and revived the wearing of kilts and kilts. Of course, jewellery was also created to follow this fashion. Ginny Redington Dawes and Corinne Davidov: Victorian Jewelry. Unexplored Treasures, New York / London / Paris 1991, pp. 57-95, have compiled numerous wonderful examples of these pieces. What they have in common is that they combine colourful semi-precious stones from the Scottish mountains into traditional motifs such as brooches, buckles or Celtic crosses, always seeking a picturesque impression. This type of jewellery is now known as "pebble jewellery". From the middle of the 19th century, these pieces of jewellery were initially created in Scotland itself, by goldsmiths in Glasgow and Edinburgh. As demand increased, the large manufactories in Birmingham and, towards the end of the century, even in Idar-Oberstein supplied jewellery made from Scottish semi-precious stone, which was in great demand in Great Britain. Here we see a particularly ancient-looking piece of jewellery: A real horn, presumably that of a goat, has been mounted in silver to become a pendant. Sculptural thistles, Scotland's national plants, surround a hard yellow quartz, which is faceted and set on a hinged cover. The horn is actually a small vessel. The remains of a sponge can be found inside, so it was probably used as a smelling bottle! A small chain connects the tip of the horn to its mouth, and a small coat of arms is still unengraved on the body of the object. Another small showpiece is set into the silver-decorated tip of the horn: A faceted amethyst forms the counterpart to the citrine on the opposite side. This unusual object from the second half of the 19th century came to us from the south of England.

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Hear the Horn Call

€ 980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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