Antique long pendant Empire earrings with small enamel work

Antique jewelry object group: earrings long hanging

Condition: excellent condition
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Country of origin: Belgium (or "The Southern Netherlands" or "Northern France" as it was called in the period this jewel was made)

Style: Empire - The Empire style, sometimes considered the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and America up to around 1830. The style originated in and takes its name from the period when Napoleon I ruled France, known as the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The style corresponds to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and to the Regency style in Britain. An earlier phase of the style was called the Adam style in Great Britain and "Louis Seize" or Louis XVI, in France.
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Style specifics: A style that borrowed style specifics from the ancient Greeks and the Roman empire (hence the name of the style: Empire). The empire period represents the second part of the Neo-Classical style, and shows a strong French influence. The style originated in the desire of Napoleon to revive the luxurious majesty of imperial Rome. Traditional classical motifs, already seen in the reign of Louis XVI, were supplemented by symbols of imperial grandeur- the emperor's monogram and his emblem, the bee; representations of military trophies; and after the successful campaigns in Egypt, Egyptian motifs. If we had to characterize this style briefly, we could focus on two elementary concepts: massiveness and symmetry.

Period: ca. 1810
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Source of inspiration: Mother Nature (the bouquet) or French Nationalism (the choice of the colors white, red and blue)

Material: 18K bi-color (yellow and red) gold
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Technique: Enamelling is an old and widely-adopted technology. The ancient Egyptians applied enamels to pottery and stone objects. The ancient Greeks, Celts, Russians, and Chinese also used enameling processes on metal objects. Enamel is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows and hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating on metal, glass or ceramic. According to some sources, the word enamel comes from the High German word smelzan (to smelt) via the Old French esmail. Used as a noun, "an enamel" is a usually small decorative object, coated with enamel coating, such as a champlevé or a cloisonné (different techniques).

Hallmarks: The hallmark found (a rooster's head) in this jewel was used in the Southern Netherlands (current Belgium) between 1794 and 1830.
and the letter V, which was struck between 1817 and 1830 for objects of foreign origin.
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Dimensions: height 6,35 cm (2,50 inch)

Weight: 6,90 gram (4,44 dwt)

Reference Nº: 14204-0016

Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry

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