Been somewhat of an odd sort myself, it’s when I find the oddities and individuals in sentimental and mourning jewellery design that I get somewhat excited. Often, it is the oddity that turns into a new and popular movement in mourning and sentimental jewellery, such as how was a popular art integrated into these fashionable… Continue reading Understanding a Hinged / Locket Sentimental Ring with Hair
Symbolism, The Three Graces
Seen mostly in Neoclassical miniatures and pieces of the latter 18th century, the Three Graces aren’t typical of many memorial or sentimental pieces of jewellery, though they are found more often in cameo form still in production today. The Three Graces, or Charities, are often depicted as three women, often young, seen dancing or generally… Continue reading Symbolism, The Three Graces
The Further the Distance the Tighter the Knot; Eternity and Romantic Symbolism on a French Sepia Miniature
Symbolism and beauty are two words to describe this French piece. The two birds (winged souls) tying together the knot of eternity and love as the ship is sailing away from the castle on top of a cliff face. The boat can be taken as a literal interpretation of sentimental distance, or as the passage of a soul towards the afterlife, however as the boat shows its passage towards the horizon, then one can expect that the symbolism falls into the latter. When combined with the eternity knot, the sentiment of love shows a love forever unbroken despite any figurative distance.
Mid Victorian Brooch: How Damage Affects Price But Not Sentimentality
On the face of it, this Pinchbeck brooch shows a significant amount of damage and its physical price would not be very great (I don’t really like talking about prices as they are transient and mostly in the eye of the beholder). We have the oxidisation to the top of the piece, a layer of… Continue reading Mid Victorian Brooch: How Damage Affects Price But Not Sentimentality