18ct Napoleón III Period Dinner Necklace with Pearls and Scrolls ring but it was also fashionable

but it was also fashionable to wear them hanging from a pin on your clothing or as part of a chatelaine (a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it

with contrasting black veining that adds character to this lovely pendant

There was a high level of symmetry in most years of the neoclassical period and the relief was low

The clematis flowers symbolize the beauty of ingenuity or mental strength

18ct Napoleón III Period Dinner Necklace with Pearls and Scrolls ring but it was also fashionableThis superb 1860s dinner collar is above and beyond, featuring exceptional design ellements from the third empire which foreshadowed the art nouveau era. What I find so immaculate about this French jewel is the scale usually, necklaces from this period are much smaller in scale but this huge example truly wows the viewer with her heft and luminous pearls that seem to grow as fruit from the golden leaves. Materials and Features: 18ct gold, pearls Age