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Victorian sterling silver bangle
Reference #: 9255
Status: sold
Dimensions: 1.25 inches wide; oval bangle will fit a wrist 6 to 7.5 inches in diameter
Condition: excellent
Year: 1860-80
Price: SOLD
Description: Wide Victorian cuff bracelet is decorated with hand engraving. The sterling silver bangle is English and has an aesthetic movement motif. Ivy leaves and bamboo surround a swallow in flight over a lake. About the aesthetic movement:
In the mid 1850's, the US and European signed treaties with Japan. This opened up the East to travelers and a passion for all things Japanese and Oriental followed. This was the beginning of the Aesthetic movement in jewelry and art.
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