Repoussé

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Exceptional 15 carat gold and turquoise repoussée earrings c.1835. A sculptural kite-shaped design with applied scrolls and rosettes with girandole drops,the whole earring is forme d in three articulated sections. Beautifully matched oval and pear-shape turquoise. Original front-to-back hinged earring fittings. Immaculate condition. 9 cms long. Each earring 10 grams. Repoussée work replaced cannetille work towards the end of the 1820s as the prevalent fashion.As the earrings became longer in the 1830s the lighter weight of repousée had an added attraction. For very similar design see the turquoise bodice ornament and garnet earrings p.272 Jewellery The International Era Volume 1 ,Shirley Bury.(1991) Show more