Signed Victorian Austrian Silver & Black Enamel Pearl Mourning Bangle Bracelet

Silver & Black Enamel Pearl Mourning Bangle Bracelet. Victorian Black Enamel and Seed Pearl Hinged Mourning. The Victorians were characterized in the 19th century by a generous dose of social. While the world experienced a large amount of growth during the. Industrial Revolution in the middle of the century.

Death rates were higher than. Today and it was not uncommon to commemorate and honor death in fashion. This became even more the vogue when the leading monarch of the Western world, Queen Victoria of England. Lost her husband and plunged herself, her family and her court into the trappings of mourning. Her mourning was so long lasting that it influenced mainstream fashion beyond English shores and the language, colors and iconography of mourning became the zeitgeist for decades.

This bangle is typical of the bracelet styles popular in the latter half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. The base is made of Fine Silver.

The enamel is in wonderful condition and its somber tone is offset by a dramatic, central starburst pattern set. With split seed pearls and off-shoots of graduated seed pearls (pearls sized 2mm and under).

A typical Victorian representation of tears. Size: inner measurements 60mm - 2.4 inches. Width: 11mm - 0.44.

This lovely bracelet features a Grapes Branch design replete with seed pearls. The design is etched into black enamel, which is cast over silver. The silver is beautifully engraved also on the hinge connection.

It is Austrian in origin. It is in good condition for its age, with safety chain and being in very good functional condition.

Please note this is a genuine antique and will show patina, blemishes, marks or minor damage consistent.

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