Sunny days in the south

Vintage Necklace Made of Mediterranean Coral, c. 1955

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Vintage Necklace Made of Mediterranean Coral, c. 1955

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Coral has always been attributed mythological properties. The red commodity, which the Greeks and Romans already considered the most luxurious "seafood", was used as an aphrodisiac, medicine or even fertilizer. The color red was equated with vital blood, and so the red amulets were supposed to protect against death. For a long time, however, there was disagreement as to whether corals were minerals or plants, until in the 17th century Filippo Finella identified the polyps that bloom so colorfully in the sea as insects. As we know today, they are cnidarians, and the corals we wear as jewelry are the skeletons of these animals that form large colonies. This necklace consists of a strand of intensely red Sardegna coral from the Mediterranean, strung in graduated rows. The pearls are hand-cut, not always fully round, but of an exquisitely beautiful color. The necklace from the middle of the last century is held in place by a gold clasp. We have had the corals restrung, creating a beautiful piece of jewelry reminiscent of sunny days in the south.

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Precious corals, which are mainly used to make jewellery, come in a variety of colors. The spectrum ranges from white to a delicate pink, to the much sought-after salmon shade in light and dark shades, to the strong and dark red for which the so-called Sardegna corals from the Mediterranean are known. Each coral species has its very own play of colors and this is how the coral species can be distinguished.

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Sunny days in the south

€ 398.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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