The Romantic Period

Victorian locket brooch with turquoise in gold, circa 1845


€ 1,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Victorian locket brooch with turquoise in gold, circa 1845
Victorian locket brooch with turquoise in gold, circa 1845
Description
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Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years, and numerous styles of jewelry came and went during her reign. The first decades after her accession to the throne, the 1830s to 1850s, are also known in jewellery history as the "Romantic Period" - in keeping with the theme of the jewellery, which was often of a sentimental nature. This brooch also corresponds to this characterization - in two ways. Firstly, it presents us with cabochons of turquoise - a gemstone that symbolized true, lasting love in the Victorian imagination - on a sculptural, elaborately structured body made of high-carat gold. This meaning was created by the color proximity to the forget-me-not, the eloquently named flower. Henry IV also introduced the loan translation "Forget-me-not" to England, where it was therefore already known in Victorian times and has survived to this day. On the other hand, this symbolic meaning is reinforced by the function of the piece of jewelry as a locket: the brooch has a small glazed compartment on its back with a braided strand of dark hair. In terms of its design, execution and sentimental theme, the brooch is a typical piece of jewelry from around 1845, which we were able to discover in London.
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Victorian locket brooch with turquoise in gold, circa 1845
The Romantic Period
€ 1,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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