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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 9K GOLD MICRO MOSAIC BRACELET GRAND TOUR ROMAN SCENIC C.1860

$ 1557.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Metal: Gold
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Metal Purity: 9k
  • Era: Victorian
  • Brand: Antique
  • Style: Grand Tour
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    OUTSTANDING ITALIAN GRAND TOUR
    MICRO MOSAIC BRACELET
    C. 1860
    VIVID COLORS GLASS TESSERAE (TILES)
    ARE PAINSTAKINGLY CUT INTO BEVELED ONYX PLAQUES
    THERE ARE 6 PLAQUES, BEZEL SET
    AND ADORNED WITH FILIGREE FRAMES, 1 1/16” X 15/16”
    EACH MICRO MOSAIC DEPICTS
    A DIFFERENT ANCIENT ROMAN RUIN SCENERY
    THE PUSH-IN CLASP IS 13/16” X 3/4” LARGE
    AND ADORNED WITH ENGRAVING
    SAFETY CHAIN IS INTACT
    THE BRACELET IS 6 3/4” LONG
    THE BRACELET IS NOT HALLMARKED, TESTED 9K GOLD
    TOTAL WEIGHT IS 36.5 GRAMS
    THE MICRO MOSAIC PLAQUES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
    GOLD IS COVERED WITH BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE PATINA
    THE CLASP HAS A MINOR MANUFACTURER IMPERFECTION (SEE PICTURES)
    THE TONGUE OF THE CLASP IS POSSIBLY OLD REPLACEMENT AND IS NOT GOLD
    OVERALL VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION
    THE TERM GRAND TOUR REFERS TO
    17TH THROUGH 19TH CENTURY CUSTOM
    OF A TRIP BY YOUNG PEOPLE TO EUROPE,
    ESPECIALLY TO ITALY.
    WHILE BEING IN ROME, NAPLES, HERCULANEUM, POMPEII AND OTHER FAMOUS CITIES
    THEY VISITED ANCIENT ARTIFACTS AND LADIES WERE BUYING TRADITIONAL JEWELRY FROM LOCAL JEWELERS.
    THE INTEREST TO ANCIENT ROME ALSO SPARKLED A FEW TIMES AFTER VESUVIUS ERUPTIONS IN 18TH
    AND 19TH CENTURIES.
    ONE OF THE JEWELRY MAKING TECHNIQUES WAS MICRO-MOSAIC
    WHICH HAD BEEN KNOWN SINCE ROMAN TIMES AND STILL VERY POPULAR.
    TINY PIECES OF SPECIALLY PREPARED GLASS (TESSERAE) WERE SET IN CUT OUT AREAS OF BLACK ONYX OR GLASS.
    MICRO-MOSAIC ITEMS STAYED IN GOOD SHAPE FOR MANY YEARS AND STILL FASCINATE IMAGINATION.
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