Twisting hairwork into the eternity knot was quite a popular motif in the first half of the 18th century, one can postulate on this for various reasons. Let’s look to the art of the time. To estimate the age of a piece, we must look to the shank and band design. With this, we have… Continue reading The Eternity Twist, Hairwork, Crystal and the Early 18th Century / Ring
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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.
Symbolism, The Serpent
The serpent. Goodness gracious, this is one of my favourite symbols (and I’m sure any trite biography of Queen Victoria would say the same thing), but far be it for the 19th century to have all the fun with this symbol, it’s actually an ancient one and if you’re a collector of mourning and sentimental,… Continue reading Symbolism, The Serpent