Historic Elegance: The Victorian Tulip Gold Bangle

A testament to the Romantic Victorian Period, this exquisite ca. 1850 bangle embodies the era's sentimentality and artistic richness. Crafted from 18K yellow gold, it showcases a prominent tulip motif, a symbol of nature's elegance. The tulip, once a fashion statement in the Ottoman Empire, resonates with historical intrigue, its form reminiscent of a turban. This bangle, devoid of extraneous ornamentation, reflects the period's fascination with symbolic and romantic themes, and echoes the love and devotion of Queen Victoria's reign. It's a piece that not only adorns the wrist but also tells a story of a bygone era.

Antique jewelry object group: bangle

Condition: 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 Romantic Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837 - 1901) in to 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 Romantic Victorian Period. This period covers the coronation of Victoria as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and her marriage to King Albert and their love, their devotion to their marriage and to their country are the sources of inspiration for this period. The jewels of this period are made of intricate carvings, special techniques where the enamel is subtly worked. These techniques allowed to give the jewel a certain opulence with less precious metal needed. As precious metals were really rare at that time. Highly favored (semi-) precious stones in this period are amethyst, coral, garnets, seed pearls and turquoises. The connotation is obviously sentimental, symbolic and romantic with reminiscent Gotic and/or Renaissance patterns and an abundant use of motifs like anchors, birds, branches, crosses, hearts and snakes.

Period: ca. 1850
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Source of inspiration: Mother Nature

Theme: Tulip

Material: 18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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Extra information: Tulip - The word tulip, first mentioned in western Europe in or around 1554 first appeared in English as tulipa or tulipant, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend. This name being applied because of a perceived resemblance of the shape of a tulip flower to that of a turban. This may have been due to a translation error in early times, when it was fashionable in the Ottoman Empire to wear tulips on turbans. The translator possibly confused the flower for the turban. (From: Wikipedia)

Hallmarks: No trace.
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Dimensions: width of top of bangle 3,28 cm (1,29 inch), inner circumference adjustable between 18,00 cm (7,09 inch) and 19,40 cm (7,64 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches

Weight: 29,00 gram (18,65 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº: 20195-0008

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