Longing for the Summer

Antique Necklace Made of Salmon Coral with Gold Clasp, ca. 1900

€ 398.00 ^*

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Antique Necklace Made of Salmon Coral with Gold Clasp, ca. 1900

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The necklace here takes us to a summer almost 120 years ago. Above the Bay of Naples, the sun is already low on the horizon. A light breeze blows from the sea, the lemons are in bloom, and in the shade of the stretched sailcloth, the weary travelers from the north gaze far out over the smooth water. How far away is the rain-soaked homeland with its obligations, work and toil. How beautiful and carefree life is here! Corals were once the typical souvenir jewelry of Italian travelers. The necklace here is also such summer jewelry. The salmon coral has been hand cut into beautiful beads, which gradually increase in size towards the center. The necklace appears uniformly salmon colored, but on closer inspection, the very subtly different tones of the natural product stand out. We have had the chain re-strung, so that the necklace can still decorate carefree.

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Genuine Italian Mediterranean corals inspire to this day by their wonderfully rich play of colors with a pronounced wealth of variants. From the creamy white of the Adriatic coral to the delicate pink of the angel skin coral or Pelle d'Angelo to beautiful light and dark salmon red hues to the strong dark red color known as oxblood or Moro coral, this wonderful natural material is characterized by the most beautiful colors of nature that the sea can produce. For centuries an integral part of princely and later also bourgeois art chambers, coral jewelry, especially from the region around the Bay of Naples, enjoyed popularity never experienced before, especially in the 19th century. The stocks of some coral species, which are now under strict protection, as well as the demand for natural corals, which has increased dramatically in recent years, make coral jewelry today more than ever a sought-after treasure. Only antique pieces or corals from old stock come onto the market today - the quantity is therefore limited and finite.

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Longing for the Summer

€ 398.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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