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Antique Earrings With Pearls & Turquoise In Enameled Gold, Russia Around 1870


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Antique Earrings With Pearls & Turquoise In Enameled Gold, Russia Around 1870
Antique Earrings With Pearls & Turquoise In Enameled Gold, Russia Around 1870
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Are you familiar with the term horror vacui - the fear of emptiness? The art critic Mario Praz coined it when he described the late 19th century's penchant for excessive ornamentation. Floral patterns covered the walls and upholstered furniture of Victorian living rooms, and clothes and jewellery could hardly do without multiple colors and decorative details. Hardly any surface was allowed to remain unadorned. From today's perspective - in an age that often tends to cultivate a fear of ornamentation - this antithesis to ubiquitous minimalism can be quite refreshing. These earrings from around 1870 impressively demonstrate the broad design repertoire of that era in a very small space. A detailed motif of vine leaves with delicately modeled veins unfolds on a shield-shaped body on which fine gold chains hang as fringes. A turquoise and a pearl are set in tiny prongs underneath. The decoration is applied to a star-like textured ground, which is framed by narrow black enamel bands. This enamel technique, in which black enamel fills in fine engravings, is known as taille d'épargne. The earrings thus become a small compendium of the jewellery ornaments popular around 1870 - and reveal new details with every glance. These earrings have traveled a long way: made in Tsarist Russia, they later made their way to the Netherlands, where we were finally able to discover them. A wonderful pair - with a long history.
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Antique Earrings With Pearls & Turquoise In Enameled Gold, Russia Around 1870
Less Is A Bore
€ 1,690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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