Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu
Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers by Artiste Inconnu

Antique 18K French gold locket with enamel work butterfly on flowers 1890

Artiste Inconnu

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€ 3.200

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  • Sur l'oeuvre d'art

    Antique jewelry object group
    pendant/locket

    Condition
    very good condition
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    Country of origin
    France

    Style
    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: 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
    butterfly on flowers

    Material
    18K pink gold (touchstone tested)
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    Technique
    Enamelling is an old and widely-adopted technology. The ancient Egyptians applied enamels to pottery and stone objects. The ancient Greeks, Celts, Russians, and Chinese also used enameling processes on metal objects. Enamel is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows and hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating on metal, glass or ceramic. According to some sources, the word enamel comes from the High German word smelzan (to smelt) via the Old French esmail. Used as a noun, "an enamel" is a usually small decorative object, coated with enamel coating, such as a champlevé or a cloisonné (different techniques).

    Extra information
    Butterfly - Artistic depictions of butterflies have been used in many cultures including Egyptian hieroglyphs 3500 years ago. In the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, the brilliantly colored image of the butterfly was carved into many temples, buildings, jewelry, and emblazoned on incense burners in particular. Today, butterflies are widely used in various objects of art and jewelry: mounted in frames, embedded in resin, displayed in bottles, laminated in paper, and used in some mixed media artworks and furnishings. Butterfly symbolism - A butterfly was seen in Japan as the personification of a person's soul; whether they be living, dying, or already dead. One Japanese superstition says that if a butterfly enters your guestroom and perches behind the bamboo screen, the person whom you most love is coming to see you. The Russian word for "butterfly", bábochka, also means "bow tie". It is a diminutive of "baba" or "babka" (= "woman, grandmother, cake"), whence also "babushka" = "grandmother". The ancient Greek word for "butterfly" is psyche, which primarily means "soul" or "mind". According to Mircea Eliade's Encyclopedia of Religion, some of the Nagas of Manipur trace their ancestry from a butterfly. In Chinese culture, two butterflies flying together symbolize love. Also, Butterfly Lovers is a famous Chinese folktale. In some old cultures, butterflies also symbolize rebirth after being inside a cocoon for a period of time. Some people say that when a butterfly lands on you it means good luck. The idiom "butterflies in the stomach" is used to describe a state of nervousness. (From Wikipedia)

    Precious stones
    Four half seed pearls

    Birthstones
    Pearl is the birthstone (or month stone) for June.
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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
    height 4,35 cm (1,71 inch)
    see picture with a ruler in millimeters and inches

    Weight
    7,80 gram (5,02 dwt)

    Adin Reference Nº
    22152-0265

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