Antique 1883 Victorian Sterling Silver Aesthetic Period Flower Cuff Bracelet

Description

Condition Guide
Excellent.
This piece is fresh looking and must have been tucked away and well
taken care of, the soft signs of wear are noticeable only on close inspection.
The silver setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear and no dents or misshapen spots
There are no irregularities to the setting or signs of solder or repair and the piece has a firm shape.
Length
6 3/4” inside circumference
Width             1"
Mark              British silver marks - See photo
Clasp
Secure, and original
Weight           37 grams
Period            Victorian
Material          Sterling silver
Col
lector Note
On the Aesthetic Period.
The Aesthetic movement in jewelry design took place from 1885-1901, during the late Victorian era. Designers switched from darker pieces to more delicate designs that looked light and natural. Motifs became more about nature, the heron bird was a popular choice, and the pieces became more decorative. A preference for natural gemstones and naturalistic curving lines grew - replacing the iconographic, ornate looks of earlier Victorian pieces.
On Victorian.
A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria
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taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid.
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_gsrx_vers_1251 (GS 8.2.1 (1251))