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

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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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