Antique Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Carved Cherry Amber Cameo Brooch

Antique vintage Art Nouveau sterling silver carved cherry amber cameo brooch. This product sheet is originally written in English. Please find below an automatic translation in French. If you have questions please contact us.

We have Etruscan and the like cameo, that would marry well with this piece, on sale this week. To see separate listings, please visit our store and search for \Description of the listing by angela has. Age about: new art c.

Gram weight: 28.3 grams. Type of metal: sterling silver. Size / color of the main stone.

Length: 43.10 mm long. Width: 31.05 mm wide. Depth: 12.92 mm deep. Color: shades of yellow semi-translucent gold, golden brown and dark red amber.

Size / color of the stone accent. Treatment of stones or the stones seem untreated, but we're not certified gemologists. The stones have been tested and guaranteed with a refractive tester, heat and presidium professional duo hardness. Cups of stone: carved cameo cabochon.

Length: 2.03 in length. Depth: 0.65 inches deep. Style spindle / spindle: pin, pin, hat pin, s carf spindle, tie pin. Type of closure: rod rod with clasp \If you wish, your local jeweler can add a bullet to the room so it could be worn as a pendant.

Handmade at the time new art in the neo-Etruscan style. Cameos were popular souvenirs of the grand tour, a journey through europe frequently borrowed by European upper class during this period. The spindle is composed of sterling silver. 925 and a beautiful semi-translucent amber cherry appears a warm amber bright red when held to light; please reference the fourth photo to see this color. The cherry amber was carved to represent the image of a woman in high relief with amazing intricate details. The woman is slightly turned to the left, and she wears a tiara and necklace; her hair flow around it and go cascading around the top of his head. The framing of the cameo is magnificent sterling silver with small details in embossed silver beads, a characteristic of neo-Etruscan style. A spindle rod with a clasp \Damage: wear appropriate to age. This list is for the item only. All displays and / or photography accessories are not included with your purchase. \This time focused on women, and the beauty of nature and the pieces were often large.

The glaze was a standard used in art nouveau jewelry material, because the time was more focused on the importance of design as the materials used to create it. The art nouveau period occurred before the start of the First World War, when mass production has taken over the production of many products, some jewelry.

The neo-Etruscan jewelry were popularized for the first time in early 1800 when an Etruscan tomb was discovered just outside Rome. When it was discovered, jewelers worked to mimic and understand metalworking techniques with which the jewelry was manufactured. Etruscan jewelry was not only a luxurious addition to the Victorian styles of the time. But introduced new ideas and decorations. The Etruscan tombs contained jewelry decorated with lines and geometric long, flowing patterns, images and mythological landscapes and celestial elements.

Pushed techniques, filigree and granulation are all attributed to the Etruscan. The grand tour was popular holiday during the Georgian and Victorian eras.

These holidays usually lasted between two and four years and allowed wealthy people to study different cultures, architecture and art. During these holidays, travelers were collecting jewelry, which allowed the introduction of techniques and styles such as cameos, mosaics and pietra dura introducing in popular jewelry styles.

A cameo is an image that has been carved in raised relief cutting the different materials of the background to create a contrast height and color. In ancient times, this was achieved by carving a piece of agate strips to reveal the layers of colors, but it is now much more common for cameos are made of two different materials.

The most common form of fine jewelry cameo is created by superimposing a carved white shell on top of a contrasting color stone with a flat plane. Cameos are usually a beautiful or famous person's profile or a mythological figure. The Romans were real craftsmen in the creation of these pieces, so there are many Roman cultural influences in cameos, even to this day. These are real miniature works of art.

All items are shipped within one business day after receipt of payment. We do not undervalue the package for customs, do not ask us to do.

What you pay is what we will claim on your customs form. Please consider this before you place your bid. If you need more time to pay, please contact us before bidding. The play about age: Art Nouveau c. 1890 - 1910 markings: not marked, tested, guaranteed the country of origin: unknown Brand: unknown gram weight: 28.3 grams type of metal: sterling silver.

925 material: - main stone: amber cherry size / color of the main stone: length: 43.10 mm length width: 31.05 mm wide depth: 12,92 mm depth of focus stone - stone cut: cameo cabochon carved measures Article: length: 2.03 \The item \The seller is \This article can be shipped worldwide.

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