Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fern Leaf Bangle Bracelet

Description

One of a Kind
Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage and antique jewelry is individualistic with its own unique history.
Pteridomania or Fern-Fever was a Victorian craze for ferns that was both a fashionable hobby and serious scientific pursuit. Fern motifs became common and this sterling bracelet from the Victorian era is a beautiful example with its intricate pattern that was etched by hand.
C
ondition Guide
Excellent. This piece must have been tucked away and well taken care of
. Fresh looking, its soft signs of wear are noticeable only close inspection.
Silver setting has a bright patina without any dents and a modest amount of surface wear.
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             No mark
Clasp
Secure, and original. Shuts tight and flush
Weight          21 grams
Period           Victorian
Material         Sterling silver (this piece was tested for silver content)
Ho
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Feels
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There is nothing like holding vintage and antique jewelry in your hand, so we do our best to recreate the experience.
Rigid with a solid construction, this Victorian bracelet has a firm oval shape that allows the decorated side to stay upright on your wrist when worn.
Col
lector
Guide
On Figurals.
Figural jewelry includes any piece that has been shaped into an animal, person, object, or detailed “day in the life” scene. Antique and vintage figural jewelry is often quite charming and collectible for the realistic or cutesy details. Specific objects or animals became popular and prolific in jewelry during certain time periods, Scotty dogs during the 1940’s for example, or swallow birds during the Victorian era. Figural jewelry is special for its detail and realism but also tells the story of the decade they were made in.
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
’
s taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or unproper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid. When Prince Albert passed away in 1861, his death sent Victoria into a deep depression, and she mourned him for the remaining forty years of her life. This era of mourning, manifesting in austere manners and customs of dressing and jewelry selection, was echoed thoughout the country and would last until her death in 1901.
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_gsrx_vers_1271 (GS 8.3.4 (1271))