Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist
Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century by Unknown artist

Antique gold bow pendant with emeralds second half 17th Century 1650

Unknown artist

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  • About the artwork

    Antique jewelry object group
    bow pendant

    Condition
    very good condition
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    Country of origin
    Most likely Portuguese (but could be Spanish too)

    Style
    Baroque - Baroque is an artistic style prevalent from the late 16th century to the early 18th century in Europe. It is most often defined as "the dominant style of art in Europe between the Mannerist and Rococo eras, a style characterized by dynamicmovement, overt emotion and self-confident rhetoric".
    See also: Baroque
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    Style specifics
    Baroque is a style in art and decoration that developed shortly before 1600 and remained current in Europe until the emergence of the Rococo style c.1730. It was started in Italy, and spread to Germany, Austria, the Low Countries, and Spain andPortugal, with only a somewhat severely classical version being popular in France under Louis XIV. The style was a development of the Renaissance style and is characterized by lively, curved, and exuberant forms, by vigorous movement, and by richornament, based on classical sources, being symmetrical as distinguished from the asymmetry of the following Rococo style.

    Period
    ca. 1650
    Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.

    Source of inspiration
    a fabric bow

    Theme
    bow

    Material
    18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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    Precious stones
    41 emeralds

    Birthstones
    Emerald is the birthstone (or month stone) for May.
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    Hallmarks remains of a hallmark that resembles a fleur de lis (lily flower)
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    Dimensions
    4,30 cm (1,69 inch) x 4,00 cm (1,57 inch)
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    Weight
    12,10 gram (7,78 dwt)

    Adin Reference Nº
    22033-0106

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    Adin, fine antique jewellery

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  • About the artist

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    •“After ….” In their opinion a copy (of any date) of a work of the artist

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    •"With signature ….”, “With date ….”, “With inscription….” or “Bears signature/date/inscription” in their opinion the signature/ date/ inscription has been added by someone other than the artist

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