Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist
Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch by Unknown artist

Majesty in Motion: 18K Late Victorian Eagle Brooch 1890

Unknown artist

Gold
€ 1.950

Adin Fine Antique Jewellery

  • About the artwork

    This exquisite French Late-Victorian brooch, circa 1890, captures the whimsicality of the Aesthetic Movement with its flying eagle motif, meticulously crafted from warm yellow 18K gold. Reflecting the period’s transition towards lighter, more romanticdesigns, this brooch evokes the essence of Mother Nature’s majesty. With its origins steeped in the eclectic and ornate influences of the era, this piece not only serves as a decorative jewel but also as a testament to the enduring allure of Victoriancraftsmanship.

    Antique jewelry object group
    brooch

    Condition
    very good condition
    more info on our condition scale

    Country of origin
    France

    Style
    Late-Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration.

    Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
    See also: late-Victorian
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    Style specifics
    The Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837-1901) into three periods of about twenty years each; The Romantic Victorian Period (1837 - 1860), The Grand Victorian Period(1860 - 1880), and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period (1880 - 1901).

    We consider this to be of The Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period.

    Jewelry of this period is changing back from heavy to more smaller, romantic pieces with often whimsical motifs. Jewelers using diamonds and bright gemstones in elaborated and fine feminine pieces.

    Period
    ca. 1890
    Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.

    Source of inspiration
    Mother Nature

    Theme
    flying eagle

    Material 18K
    warm yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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    Hallmarks
    The French control mark for 18K gold representing an eagle's head that was in use in France from about 1838.
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    Dimensions
    width 4,42 cm (1,74 inch)
    see picture with a ruler in millimeters and inches

    Weight
    5,30 gram (3,41 dwt)

    Adin Reference Nº
    24114-0282

    Copyright photography
    Adin, fine antique jewellery

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  • About the artist

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    •“Style of ….” or “Follower of ….” In their opinion a work executed in the artist’s style but not necessarily by a pupil; may be contemporary or nearly contemporary

    •“Manner of ….” In their opinion a work in the style of the artist but of a later date

    •“After ….” In their opinion a copy (of any date) of a work of the artist

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