Antique gold bangle with lily of the valley motive

Antique jewelry object group: bangle

Condition: very good condition
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Country of origin: unknown

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.
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Style specifics: The Grand 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 Grand Victorian Period.

This second Victorian period is famous for its ostentatious pieces set with pearls and diamonds (from South Africa). From ca. 1850 wealthy English had reported about jewelry from India and Japan, which heavily inspired the jewelers of this period. This period also corresponds with the death of Queen Victoria's husband King Albert making mourning jewelry (set with heavy dark stones) the type of jewelry specific for this period.

Period: ca. 1880
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Source of inspiration: Mother Nature (see also: flower symbolism)

Theme: Lily of the valley

Material: 18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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Extra information: Lily of the Valley - The Lily of the Valley is most of seen as symbol for recurrent luck and happiness. Legend tells of the affection of a lily of the valley for a nightingale that did not come back to the woods until the flower bloomed in May. Other names include May lily, May bells, lily constancy, ladder-to-heaven, male lily, and muguet (French)

Precious stones: 41 lustrous real orient half seed pearls

Birthstones: Pearl is the birthstone (or month stone) for June.
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Hallmarks: No trace.
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Dimensions: width 1,40 cm (0,55 inch), inner circumference 17,30 cm (6,81 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches

Weight: 19,90 gram (12,80 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº: 20195-0010

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