A Life in Beauty

Elegant Locket with Miniature Painting, c. 1890


€ 790.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Elegant Locket with Miniature Painting, c. 1890
Elegant Locket with Miniature Painting, c. 1890
Description
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At the end of the 19th century, Rococo, the art of lightness and refined taste, experienced a new vogue. Although the Ancien Régime had long since perished in the French Revolution, the courtly art of the time was now received with great enthusiasm. The bourgeoisie and also the nobility longed for a life that was seemingly more carefree than their own present, without worries and in beauty. This piece of jewelry takes us back to this era, when Marie Antoinette strolled through the gardens of her peasant village in Versailles dressed as a shepherdess. We see the portrait of an elegantly dressed lady with a gray-powdered wig, finely painted in a round miniature. The brushstrokes are fragrant, delicate and quivering. Just like the drawings from the period. The locket surrounds the portrait with shimmering pearls in silver settings. The back is made of gold. The piece of jewelry can be worn as a brooch or a pendant. The work was created around 1890. The piece of jewelry is beautifully preserved and takes us on a journey through time to a land of carefree beauty.
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Elegant Locket with Miniature Painting, c. 1890
A Life in Beauty
€ 790.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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