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Necklace with medallion pendant.
Ebonite, metal eyelet. The locket (measured without eyelet) max. approx. 4.7 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm, chain length 50.0 cm. 44,0 g.
Necklace with medallion pendant probably from the 3rd quarter of the 19th century. Medallion on the outside with applied ornament showing a bird's nest with an adult bird feeding the chicks, inside decorated on both sides with ornamental borders and floral ornaments behind the glass frames. Both glass frames are original.
Black jewelry achieved fashionable popularity beyond personal mourning contexts, especially after the death of the British Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1861) in the course of Queen Victoria's (ultimately lifelong) mourning attire, which also included black jewelry. Mostly made from Whitby Jet (gagat) in Great Britain, jewelry was soon also made from cheaper black materials, e.g. black glass, but also early plastics, to meet the high demand across all classes. Ebonite was patented by Charles Goodyear in 1851 and was frequently used in the manufacture of black jewelry in the second half of the 19th century. Inside minimal stress crack along the eyelet, medallion holds securely on chain.
Call time 18 | June 2025 | probably 13:21 (CET)
Limit 160 €
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