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SWISS PAINTED ENAMEL & 18k GOLD Circa 1850 "Grand Tour" Necklace -- Convertible to Bracelets

SWISS PAINTED ENAMEL & 18k GOLD
Gate-links Necklace -- Convertible to Bracelets --
three ways to wear (16” necklace,
double strand bracelet, or two bracelets)

Painted enamel center ornament , boy and girl in traditional Alpine costume, the back counter enameled in blue and lettered “Joug” (in German, Canton Zug)

Oval, size 1-1/8 x 3/4” in its gold frame with delicate floral sprays applied (some missing)

Three interchangeable parts
-- Center (enamel) ornament (works as lock)
-- Two 7-1/2” lengths of 18k gate links
-- 18k double lock

Circa : 1850
Gold : tested 18k.

Gross weight : .944 troy oz.

# rr j – 6 ..............................SOLD

Size: 9 items
SWISS ENAMEL NECKLACE

SWISS ENAMEL NECKLACE

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18k gold, with delicate applied decoration & gate links

18k gold, with delicate applied decoration & gate links

Near-identical gate links appear in a Grand Tour bracelet illustrated in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Spring 2008, plate 115

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As a lavish double-strand bracelet

As a lavish double-strand bracelet

Stylish ladies in portraits by Ingres wear similarly broad draping bracelets

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Can be worn as two single bracelets

Can be worn as two single bracelets

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"Grand Tour" convertible necklace

"Grand Tour" convertible necklace

with enamel figures in traditional costume of Canton Zoug (today, more often known by its German name, "Zug").

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Blue counter enamel lettered "Zoug"

Blue counter enamel lettered "Zoug"

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Comonents, separated

Comonents, separated

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Detail

Detail

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Each end of the bracelet length (or half necklace) has good hand-made 18k gold 'tongue' latch

Each end of the bracelet length (or half necklace) has good hand-made 18k gold 'tongue' latch

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