Victorian French gold perfume bottle with turquoise lattice, circa 1860 1860

Unknown artist

StoneCabochonTurquoiseGoldGemstone
€ 18.500

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• About the artwork

  Victorian, circa 1860, a French 18K gold perfume bottle cased in an openwork gold lattice, each junction set with a cabochon turquoise. A hinged turban cap lends an Ottoman inspired accent, in step with the Orientalist taste fashionable in Paris, inpainting, dress, and the decorative arts, including the harem scenes of Ingres and Delacroix. Turquoise was named for its Turkish route into Europe, a link that suits the turban form rather well. The perfume aperture retains its removable gold applicator stopper for discreet dabbing behind the ears, an oddly intimate object that still suggests scent, skin, and a private ritual.

  Jewellery Type
  perfume bottle
  
  Condition
  very good condition
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  Country of origin
  France
  
  Style
  Victorian era, with an Ottoman inspired, Orientalist taste. Mid nineteenth century France embraced ‘turquerie’ and other historicist revivals. In jewellery this often appears as exoticised forms, rich surface pattern, and a deliberate play with foreigndress and courtly objects.
  See also: Victorian
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  Style specifics
  The Romantic Victorian period (about 1837 to 1860). Many experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 to 1901) into three broad phases: an early or Romantic period, a mid period sometimes called Grand Victorian, and a late or Aesthetic phase.We consider this piece to belong to the late Romantic Victorian years, close to the transition around 1860. Jewellery of this phase often combines sentimental motifs with historicising and exotic tastes, and favours rich surface work such as finechasing, engraving, and occasional enamel. Turquoise was a popular accent, alongside stones such as coral, garnet, amethyst, and seed pearls.
  
  Period
  ca. 1860
  Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.
  
  Source of inspiration
  Ottoman inspired turban form
  
  Material18K
  yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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  Extra information
  The bottle itself is probably glass, set within an openwork gold lattice, with a turquoise at each junction.A turban shaped cap, hinged to the bottle, opens and closes it. The perfume opening is sealed with a removable applicator stopper, which can be taken out to dab perfume behind the ears.
  
  Precious stones:
  64 cabochon cut turquoises
  
  Birthstones
  Turquoise is the birthstone (or month stone) for December.
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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
  5,11 cm (2,01 inch) x 3,47 cm (1,37 inch)
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  Weight
  42,50 gram (27,33 dwt)
  
  Adin Reference Nº
  26050-0271
  
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  Adin, fine antique jewellery
  
  

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