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Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by alangnw, Mar 19, 2019.

  1. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    In that case it would be Austro-Hungarian. The style wasn't confined to Bohemia, and the use of that much enamel makes me think Hungary or even Transylvania (Hungarian influence) rather than Bohemia. The glass 'stones' could have been made in Bohemia.
    Given the quality it wouldn't have been made in the Austro-Hungarian capitals of Vienna and Budapest, where top quality was essential. Probably from one of the smaller towns which had closer ties with folk jewellery.
     
  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    No, it is recent.:)
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I was using 'Bohemian' in the loose way my mother would have used it to describe anything vitreous from Eastern Europe, more a term for style than country of origin.

    Speaking of style, there's a Renaissance revival quality to this one.
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, that is the general style of 19th century Austro-Hungarian jewellery. Most of my Austro-Hungarian pieces are Renaissance Revival, some are Baroque Revival. It is all part of Central European 'Historismus', or Historic Revival, which was much bigger there than anywhere else.
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    @alangnw , we all think the stones are glass, but we could be wrong. If you think they are gemstones, you could have them tested by a jeweller. Will you let us know the result?
     
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  6. alangnw

    alangnw Member

    I think I'll have to at some point - among the things that came from the house there are also a couple of lose stones I think might be worth checking out.
     
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  7. Christy Roppel

    Christy Roppel Active Member

    Could it b a kilt or fur clip/pin?
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    In a kilt pin is the front of the pin is also long. A fur clip has two prongs.
    I think the long pin is simply due to its age, before ca 1870 pins could be very long, because the ends were pinned back into the clothing for security, in case the pin slipped out of the C-clasp. They gradually got shorter. When security clasps were invented, they could be a nice brooch length.
     
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  9. alangnw

    alangnw Member

    Thank you.
     
  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    To give you an idea of the style, an example of Austro-Hungarian jewellery, probably from Transylvania, with multicoloured enamel and glass 'stones':
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