Etruscan Fringe

Antique Gold Necklace with Sciacca Coral Drops, c. 1880s & later


€ 2,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Gold Necklace with Sciacca Coral Drops, c. 1880s & later
Antique Gold Necklace with Sciacca Coral Drops, c. 1880s & later
Description
This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
In order to receive visitors in proper attire, an article in the ladies' journal Bazar from 1888 recommended that the hostess wear a "red gold necklace with small shell ornaments or Etruscan fringe" (Der Bazar, 34th vol. 1888, no. 25, p. 278). The fashion for Etruscan gold necklaces with fringes or "lace" is also responsible for the present piece of jewellery, a wonderfully detailed piece from the 1880s. It lies close to the neck like a collar and adorns the décolleté with articulated suspended pendants consisting of alternating arabesque volute compositions and engraved cones. We have added drops of Mediterranean coral to the antique necklace, which were very fashionable at the time. This is because the coral is so-called "Corallo Sciacca", an Italian coral of which large stocks had only recently been discovered after a seaquake exposed it in the Bay of Naples. Subsequently, large quantities of this salmon-colored coral, which had faded in the salty seawater, were salvaged and used for jewellery production. We were able to buy the coral drops from old stocks. Despite its richness of form, the antique necklace does not appear overloaded, but rather cheerful and lively. We discovered it in Amsterdam, but think it was made in Germany.
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Antique Gold Necklace with Sciacca Coral Drops, c. 1880s & later
Etruscan Fringe
€ 2,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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