Antique 18K Gold Bangle Bracelet
Regular price
$13,500
Created in the 1860s–1870, this antique bangle bracelet is composed of 18K gold. The hinged double-ring bangle centers an orb flanked by scallop shells, scrolls, and florets, with old mine-cut diamond, bead and wirework accents and bloomed surface. Of strong design, visually complex but also compact, this charming antique bangle stands alone, or stacks beautifully with others.
Item #: BA-22374
Circa: 1860s-1870s
Materials: 2 old mine-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.40 carat); 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 24.6 grams
Item #: BA-22374
Circa: 1860s-1870s
Materials: 2 old mine-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.40 carat); 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 24.6 grams
The gold bangle, in forms inspired by many cultures, was a bracelet style of the 1860s, with "two or three ... usually worn on each arm," according to Margaret Flower in her history, Victorian Jewellery. Among the most popular, ranging from wide to narrow, were serpents, straps, buckles, scrolls, gauntlet cuffs, and twists. Stylish motifs were drawn from Greek, Assyrian, Egyptian or Celtic art. Algerian-inspired circles first imported in horn, then produced in red gold, were worn in stacks.
The gold bangle, in forms inspired by many cultures, was a bracelet style of the 1860s, with "two or three ... usually worn on each arm," according to Margaret Flower in her history, Victorian Jewellery. Among the most popular, ranging from wide to narrow, were serpents, straps, buckles, scrolls, gauntlet cuffs, and twists. Stylish motifs were drawn from Greek, Assyrian, Egyptian or Celtic art. Algerian-inspired circles first imported in horn, then produced in red gold, were worn in stacks.
