Beautiful Sisters

Antique Earrings With Hardstone Cameos in Gold, Circa 1885


€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Earrings With Hardstone Cameos in Gold, Circa 1885
Antique Earrings With Hardstone Cameos in Gold, Circa 1885
Description
This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
Antique earrings are difficult to find. This is due to the fact that not many earrings were produced during the heyday of jewellery production from the 1880s to the early 1900s - people preferred to wear other pieces such as brooches, necklaces or rings. This makes it all the more wonderful when we discover a well-preserved pair of antique earrings that can also be worn in everyday life. This pair dates from the late 19th century Historicism period. Each earring sets a cameo in hardstone. The motif stands out in white against a black background, in neo-classical restraint. The portraits we see here are of two ladies in profile. Both are wearing veils in their hair, long earrings, necklaces and antique-style robes. As they were cut by hand from the hard stone, the symmetrical portraits differ slightly from each other: they are sisters, not twins. They are set in curved basic forms made of gold, which are decorated with applications in the so-called archaeological style. Judging by its design and materiality, the pair was created in the 1880s, most likely in Germany. For dating and location, compare a German design for a berlocken pendant published in 1888, for example, which - although less elaborate as men's jewellery than our earrings - crowns its cameo with very similar volute-shaped wires and also combines them with leaf ornaments (last ill.).
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Antique Earrings With Hardstone Cameos in Gold, Circa 1885
Beautiful Sisters
€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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