Antique Italian Dove Micro Mosaic Silver Pendant Brooch Earrings

Name: Antique Italian Dove Micro Mosaic Silver Pendant Brooch Earrings
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA909760
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Corvidae Antique

Description

A wonderful matching set of antique micro mosaic earrings and pendant/brooch featuring a design of doves in flight amid patterns of leaves and flowers. Each mosaic is formed of tiny glass tiles or tesserae mounted into a setting of solid silver with gilded decoration.

Micro mosaic jewellery became popular in Victorian times, during the early to mid-19th century, when it became the thing to do for wealthy British people to conduct The Grand Tour - a cultural trip around Europe, collecting souvenirs along the way. Italy was a popular destination for its rich cultural and artistic heritage and its high-quality glass production. Italian workshops became adept at producing micro mosaic artworks and jewellery for aristocratic tourists.

The pieces are all in good solid condition. Some of the tiny tesserae are missing, notably at the bottom of the pendant/brooch; please look carefully at the photographs. One of the earrings has a small area of some kind of reddish filler in the top section.

Size: The pendant measures approximately 5 x 4cm, the earrings are 3.8 x 2cm.

Total weight: 30.8g.

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Physical Dimensions

Height

5cm (1.97")

Width

4cm (1.57")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Corvidae Antique has dated this piece to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA909760

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Description

A wonderful matching set of antique micro mosaic earrings and pendant/brooch featuring a design of doves in flight amid patterns of leaves and flowers.

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Each mosaic is formed of tiny glass tiles or tesserae mounted into a setting of solid silver with gilded decoration.

Corvidae Antique

fig 1. Antique Italian Dove Micro Mosaic Silver Pendant Brooch Earrings

Micro mosaic jewellery became popular in Victorian times, during the early to mid-19th century, when it became the thing to do for wealthy British people to conduct The Grand Tour - a cultural trip around Europe, collecting souvenirs along the way. Italy was a popular destination for its rich cultural and artistic heritage and its high-quality glass production. Italian workshops became adept at producing micro mosaic artworks and jewellery for aristocratic tourists.

fig 2. Antique Italian Dove Micro Mosaic Silver Pendant Brooch Earrings

The pieces are all in good solid condition. Some of the tiny tesserae are missing, notably at the bottom of the pendant/brooch; please look carefully at the photographs. One of the earrings has a small area of some kind of reddish filler in the top section.