Art of Intaglio: Connecting to Roman Elegance
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We could have never imagined how much history and exact data is concealed in this late 18th Century bracelet with chromium chalcedony intaglios dating back from between 100 BC until 100 AD set in 14K bi-colour gold alternating with silver-encrusted old mine brilliant cut diamonds.
One interesting fact we already want to point out to you is that one intaglio is the same type as the one of Julius Caesar's own signet ring, inherited and worn by Augustus.
We invite you on this journey back in time, but be warned: you have to appeal on your stamina.
Antique jewelry object group: bracelet
Condition: excellent condition, especially given its age (one of the intaglio's has a chip at the back, not visible from above)
- (more info on our condition scale )
Country of origin: The origin of the bracelet itself is unknown.
The chromium chalcedony, in which the intaglios have been carved, originates from a single source near Eskisehir/Anatolia (Turkey). Furthermore, the carving of the chromian chalcedonies has been done in Italy. For more information, we invite you to the elucidation below, provided by Hadrien Rambach, expert i.a. cameos.
Style: Neo Classical (somewhere between Louis XVI and Empire)
This (second) neoclassic wave, more severe, more studied and more consciously archaeological, is associated with the height of the Napoleonic Empire. In France, the first phase of neoclassicism was expressed in the "Louis XVI style", and the second in the styles called "Directoire" or Empire.
The Empire style, sometimes considered the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and America up to around 1830. The style originated in and takes its name from the period when Napoleon I ruled France, known as the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The style corresponds to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and to the Regency style in Britain. An earlier phase of the style was called the Adam style in Great Britain and "Louis Seize" or Louis XVI, in France.
- See also: Empire or more info on styles
Style specifics: A typical element for jewellery from the Louis XVI period are the X-shaped links in between the intaglios and the old mine brilliant cut of the diamonds. Typical as well for the Empire style is the use of intaglios, which refers to the revival of Classicism during that era.
Period: The bracelet itself has been crafted around 1790.
However, the chromium chalcedony intaglios can be dated between ca. 100 BC and 100 AD. For more information, we invite you to the elucidation below, provided by Hadrien Rambach, expert i.a. cameos.
- ( events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era)
Source of inspiration: Mythology
Material: 14K bi-color gold yellow and red (touchstone tested). The diamonds are set in silver (touchstone tested).
- (more info on precious metals )
Technique: Intaglio - An intaglio or engraved gem is a gem that has been carved, in the Western tradition normally with images or inscriptions only on one face. The engraving of gemstones was a major luxury art form in the ancient world, and an important one in some later periods. Strictly speaking, the term intaglio refers to cameos, carved gemstones, with the design cut into the flat background of the stone as opposed to relief carvings with the design projecting out of the background, as in nearly all cameos.
Diamond(s): 71 old brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 2.50ct. (colour and clarity: F/K, vs/i). The type of diamond cut here (old mine cut) is considered to be very rare for 18th Century jewellery. Most of the jewellery from 18th Century and older are rose cut diamonds.
- All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting. Also we have all diamonds screened by the IJGC - lab ( www.ijgc-worldwide.com ) for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural!
Precious stones: Eight chromium chalcedonies and the description of each of these Roman intaglios (directions left/right) is given according to the impressions that these seals would make in wax.
Nº 01 depicts: the bare head of a male to right, in a Late Republican fashion
Nº 02 depicts: Asklepios standing to left, draped, with his snake around his caduceus
Nº 03 depicts: a standing soldier to left, helmeted, holding spear and shield: Mars?
Nº 04 depicts: a Victory walking to right, holding a wreath and a palm
Nº 05 depicts: a standing female deity facing, resting on a short column, holding drapery and a palm with one arm, a spear and shield (?) with the other
Nº 06 depicts: a standing female deity to left, elegantly dressed, holding something in her her, with letters behind her.
Nº 07 depicts: Bacchus dancing (?), nude, holding a vase from which he verses wine towards the ground where a panther rests
Nº 08 depicts: Venus Victrix standing to right, resting on a short column, holding the spear and helmet. This type was the one of Julius Caesar's own signet ring, inherited and worn by Augustus. It can be found on several coins of the 1stand 2ndcentury AD. For other examples, in various stones, see Erika Zwierlein-Diehl (Die antiken Gemmen des kunsthistorischen Museums in Wien, vol. II, 1979, no. 1460-1476).
Venus Victrix (Venus the Victorious) was an aspect of the armed Aphrodite that Greeks had inherited from the East (the goddess Ishtar was a goddess of war). Venus Victrix was considered able to bring victory to warriors such as Caesar, and Pompey dedicated a temple to her - at the top of his theater in the Campus Martius in 55 BC. She also had a shrine on the Capitoline Hill. /// Les armes d'Énée, fabriquées par Vulcain (Virgil, Eneid, 8, 416-453) et que Vénus était venue remettre à son fils (8, 608-625).
Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April .
- (more info on birthstones )
Dimensions: Total length ca. 18,00 cm (7,09 inch) x max. width ca. 1,55 cm (0,61 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches
Weight: 10,50 gram (6,75 dwt)
Adin Reference Nº: 17010-0246
One interesting fact we already want to point out to you is that one intaglio is the same type as the one of Julius Caesar's own signet ring, inherited and worn by Augustus.
We invite you on this journey back in time, but be warned: you have to appeal on your stamina.
Antique jewelry object group: bracelet
Condition: excellent condition, especially given its age (one of the intaglio's has a chip at the back, not visible from above)
- (more info on our condition scale )
Country of origin: The origin of the bracelet itself is unknown.
The chromium chalcedony, in which the intaglios have been carved, originates from a single source near Eskisehir/Anatolia (Turkey). Furthermore, the carving of the chromian chalcedonies has been done in Italy. For more information, we invite you to the elucidation below, provided by Hadrien Rambach, expert i.a. cameos.
Style: Neo Classical (somewhere between Louis XVI and Empire)
This (second) neoclassic wave, more severe, more studied and more consciously archaeological, is associated with the height of the Napoleonic Empire. In France, the first phase of neoclassicism was expressed in the "Louis XVI style", and the second in the styles called "Directoire" or Empire.
The Empire style, sometimes considered the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and America up to around 1830. The style originated in and takes its name from the period when Napoleon I ruled France, known as the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The style corresponds to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and to the Regency style in Britain. An earlier phase of the style was called the Adam style in Great Britain and "Louis Seize" or Louis XVI, in France.
- See also: Empire or more info on styles
Style specifics: A typical element for jewellery from the Louis XVI period are the X-shaped links in between the intaglios and the old mine brilliant cut of the diamonds. Typical as well for the Empire style is the use of intaglios, which refers to the revival of Classicism during that era.
Period: The bracelet itself has been crafted around 1790.
However, the chromium chalcedony intaglios can be dated between ca. 100 BC and 100 AD. For more information, we invite you to the elucidation below, provided by Hadrien Rambach, expert i.a. cameos.
- ( events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era)
Source of inspiration: Mythology
Material: 14K bi-color gold yellow and red (touchstone tested). The diamonds are set in silver (touchstone tested).
- (more info on precious metals )
Technique: Intaglio - An intaglio or engraved gem is a gem that has been carved, in the Western tradition normally with images or inscriptions only on one face. The engraving of gemstones was a major luxury art form in the ancient world, and an important one in some later periods. Strictly speaking, the term intaglio refers to cameos, carved gemstones, with the design cut into the flat background of the stone as opposed to relief carvings with the design projecting out of the background, as in nearly all cameos.
Diamond(s): 71 old brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 2.50ct. (colour and clarity: F/K, vs/i). The type of diamond cut here (old mine cut) is considered to be very rare for 18th Century jewellery. Most of the jewellery from 18th Century and older are rose cut diamonds.
- All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting. Also we have all diamonds screened by the IJGC - lab ( www.ijgc-worldwide.com ) for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural!
Precious stones: Eight chromium chalcedonies and the description of each of these Roman intaglios (directions left/right) is given according to the impressions that these seals would make in wax.
Nº 01 depicts: the bare head of a male to right, in a Late Republican fashion
Nº 02 depicts: Asklepios standing to left, draped, with his snake around his caduceus
Nº 03 depicts: a standing soldier to left, helmeted, holding spear and shield: Mars?
Nº 04 depicts: a Victory walking to right, holding a wreath and a palm
Nº 05 depicts: a standing female deity facing, resting on a short column, holding drapery and a palm with one arm, a spear and shield (?) with the other
Nº 06 depicts: a standing female deity to left, elegantly dressed, holding something in her her, with letters behind her.
Nº 07 depicts: Bacchus dancing (?), nude, holding a vase from which he verses wine towards the ground where a panther rests
Nº 08 depicts: Venus Victrix standing to right, resting on a short column, holding the spear and helmet. This type was the one of Julius Caesar's own signet ring, inherited and worn by Augustus. It can be found on several coins of the 1stand 2ndcentury AD. For other examples, in various stones, see Erika Zwierlein-Diehl (Die antiken Gemmen des kunsthistorischen Museums in Wien, vol. II, 1979, no. 1460-1476).
Venus Victrix (Venus the Victorious) was an aspect of the armed Aphrodite that Greeks had inherited from the East (the goddess Ishtar was a goddess of war). Venus Victrix was considered able to bring victory to warriors such as Caesar, and Pompey dedicated a temple to her - at the top of his theater in the Campus Martius in 55 BC. She also had a shrine on the Capitoline Hill. /// Les armes d'Énée, fabriquées par Vulcain (Virgil, Eneid, 8, 416-453) et que Vénus était venue remettre à son fils (8, 608-625).
Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April .
- (more info on birthstones )
Dimensions: Total length ca. 18,00 cm (7,09 inch) x max. width ca. 1,55 cm (0,61 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches
Weight: 10,50 gram (6,75 dwt)
Adin Reference Nº: 17010-0246
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