Victorian Silver Collar Necklace
Victorian Silver Collar Necklace
£425.00
Description
A wonderful Victorian silver collar, formed of a continuous run of crescent moons, each hand-engraved with fine foliate scrollwork and set between small five-pointed stars, so that the whole necklace reads as a band of moons and stars circling the neck. The engraving is crisp and entirely hand-cut, catching the light differently on every link, and the collar sits flat and fluid against the skin, fastening with a bolt ring clasp.
The crescent and star was among the most cherished motifs of the later nineteenth century — a symbol of the heavens, of hope, and of guidance — and the Victorians wore it on everything from brooches to tiaras. To find it carried right around a collar, hand-engraved throughout, is unusual and rather lovely. Bold, graphic and surprisingly modern in effect, it makes a real statement worn against a plain neckline.
Details
Metal: silver, unmarked
Design: hand-engraved crescent moons alternating with five-pointed stars
Clasp: bolt ring
Length: 18.5 inches
Width: 18.5mm
Weight: 24.7g
Condition: (needed)
Era: Victorian, circa 1880–1900
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Product REF: SAO220
