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Victorian Garnet Cabochon Bracelet in Gold, British, c. 1870


€ 4,590.00 *
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Victorian Garnet Cabochon Bracelet in Gold, British, c. 1870
Victorian Garnet Cabochon Bracelet in Gold, British, c. 1870
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Archaeological-style jewellery was in fashion throughout the 1860s and 1870s. With their modern formal dresses, elegant women wore jewellery pieces reminiscent of a time long, long before their own. Golden laurels adorned foreheads, shiny amphorae dangled from ears and necks, elaborate granulation and gleaming gold revived the world of antiquity in the modern gaslight. However, these jewelry designs usually conveyed a less historically accurate and more romantic idea of the richly adorned woman of classical antiquity. This is why jewellery from this period is also referred to as archaeological style: although it was loosely based on ancient ideas, it interpreted them entirely in the spirit of its time. This bangle is a beautiful testimony to that time. It is made of gold, which was given a velvety matt and particularly luminous surface by the so-called "bloom finish" typical of the time. Fine engravings and applied, twisted gold wires give the gold an interesting texture that is quietly reminiscent of the jewellery worn by ancient Roman women. However, the use of large, almost juicy garnets, reminiscent of cherries, is very typical of the time. They are cut into cabochons and set over foils so that a bright red glow glides over their surface when in motion. The bangle is in very good condition. A wearable souvenir of a bygone era that could hardly be more Victorian. The English piece of jewellery, which according to the hallmark was once imported to the Netherlands, came to us here in Berlin.
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Victorian Garnet Cabochon Bracelet in Gold, British, c. 1870
Cherry Season Forever
€ 4,590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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